Key points:
- Total gaming revenue in April 2025 reached $558.7m, a 10.7% increase from April 2024
- iGaming revenue rose 31.3% year-on-year to $227.7m, led by online slots
- Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course posted $97.7m, up 24.7% from last year
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has reported gaming revenue of $558.7m for April 2025, marking a 10.7% year-on-year rise.
This latest upswing reverses a temporary slowdown seen in February and continues the recovery momentum initiated in March, when revenue had increased by 3.6%.
Driving the growth was a 31.3% increase in total iGaming revenue, which reached $227.7m. Online slots accounted for $169.5m, a 34.5% increase, while iGaming table games rose 24.2% to $55.9m.
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course led the category, generating $83.2m, a 33.5% jump.
Retail slots revenue, by contrast, declined by 1.2% to $203.1m. The number of operational slot machines also dropped slightly to 24,363 units from 24,890 a year prior.
Among casinos, Parx Casino remained the top earner in retail slots at $31.4m, though this was marginally down 0.7%.
Retail table games revenue climbed 2.7% to $80.6m, with Wind Creek Bethlehem leading the segment at $24.0m, a 9.6% improvement.
Hollywood Casino York saw the most significant relative gain, up 37.7% to $1.5m, while Hollywood Casino at Penn National fell 39.3% in the same category.
Sports wagering revenue remained stable at $42.5m, up just 0.3%. However, the state’s total betting handle rose to $711.6m, up 10.1%. Notably, Presque Isle Downs saw a surge in sports betting revenue of over 2700% to $1.9m.
Good to know: Tax revenue generated from all forms of gaming during April totalled $234.5m
Fantasy contest revenue increased by 2.3% to $1.26m, with DraftKings maintaining its lead at $946,000. Video gaming terminals (VGTs) continued to decline, with revenue falling 3.6% to $3.5m.
This marks a second consecutive month of revenue growth for Pennsylvania, following the March report which showed a 3.6% increase to $574.5m.
