Pennsylvania reports gaming revenue of $574.5m for March, up 3.6%
Retail slots formed the bulk of March's total, with the state also generating $27m in sports betting revenue.
Key points:
– The PGCB has posted a 3.6% year-on-year rise in gaming revenue to $574.5m during March
– Retail gaming revenue fell 2.4% when compared to last March, despite accounting for the bulk of the revenue sum
– Sports betting handle rose by 5.26% to $842.9m, while sports wagering revenues tumbled by 40.7%
Figures released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) have highlighted $574.5m in gaming revenue generated by the state for March, paired with a 40.7% fall in sports betting revenue year-on-year to $27.03m.
Indeed, this overall revenue figure represents an increase of 3.6% when compared to results from the year prior. Broadly overviewed, the state’s retail sector – despite accounting for the bulk of revenues generated – saw declines across the board year-on-year, with the online gaming sector subject to revenue growth.
Retail gaming
Despite seeing a year-on-year decline of 2.4%, retail slots revenue amounted to $222.5m for March in Pennsylvania, accounting for the largest segment of the state’s overall gaming revenue sum. Elsewhere, retail table revenue settled at $81.9m for March, falling by 3.9% in comparison to results from the year prior, while video game terminals (VGT) revenue also experienced a slight fall of 0.64% to $3.7m.
Breaking down these retail figures by casino location, Parx Casino in Bucks County saw the highest slot revenue of $34.4m posted in Pennsylvania during the month of March, seeing a marginal increase of 0.19% when compared to March 2024. Observing the retail table games sector, Wind Creek Bethlehem achieved the highest revenue of $23.4m during March – up 14.8% – with Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course also experiencing a notable upswing of 76.31% in table game revenue year-on-year.
Online gaming
Combined, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course posted the highest monthly revenue for retail and online gaming of $107.2m – up 21.5% when compared to last March. Of that sum, $90.7m was generated by iGaming operated by the casino location.
More broadly, Pennsylvania’s total online gaming revenue during March reached $238.2m – representing a rise of 24.7% in comparison to results from the year prior. Online slots were the primary revenue driver, generating $179.5m during the month, followed by online tables and poker, which put out $56.2m and $2.6m, respectively.
Sports betting
Regarding sports wagering, the PGCB has confirmed that players in the state bet a total of $842.9m on sports during March 2025, up 5.26% from the wagering handle posted in 2024.
From that total, however, only $27m was generated in revenue by the state’s sports betting industry, a fall of 40.7% year-on-year.
Good to know: One of the key months on the US sports betting calendar, March Madness, often accounts for inflated wagering figures posted by state jurisdictions
Indeed, this latest monthly report on Pennsylvania’s gambling industry represents an upswing from the 4.3% year-on-year decline posted during February.
Despite this, the trend of declining revenue from the state’s retail sector continued to persist through March.
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