Pa. gaming income will increase considerably in August

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported a income improve of over 14% in August. 

The mixed whole income generated from all types of gaming, together with fantasy contests, throughout August 2025 was $582,339,535, representing a rise of 14.15% in comparison with income generated in August 2024. 

This whole represents the second-highest month-to-month income, surpassed solely by May 2025, which reached $601,833,369. Slot machines, desk video games, web gaming, sports activities wagering, fantasy contests and video gaming terminals (VGTs) are sources of gaming income regulated by the PGCB. Total tax income generated collectively by means of all types of gaming and fantasy contests was $238,543,797 throughout August 2025. 

Retail slot machines income for this August was $216,636,299, a 2.6% improve in income when in comparison with the $211,149,401 generated in August 2024. The variety of slot machines in operation in August 2025 was 24,332 in comparison with 24,595 on the casinos a yr in the past right now. The tax income from the play of slots machines in August 2025 was $105,315,189. 

Revenue for retail desk video games for August 2025 was $81,055,596, representing a rise of 0.12% from August 2024 income of $80,959,807. Total tax income from desk video games play throughout August 2025 was $12,860,041. Tax income generated from web gaming play throughout August 2025 was $103,871,039. 

This August’s whole sports activities wagering deal with was $515,446,826, 6.21% larger than August 2024 whole of $485,289,137. The taxable income determine for August 2025 was $49,151,040, which was 63.82% larger when in comparison with the August 2024 taxable income of $30,002,574. Tax income generated from sports activities wagering throughout August 2025 was $14,608,351. 

Total adjusted income for August 2025 for VGTs was $3,582,605, or 2.44% decrease than the August 2024 income of $3,672,053. By the top of August 2025, all VGT Operators provided the utmost permitted 5 machines at 74 certified truck cease institutions, in comparison with 5 machines at 74 institutions right now final yr. Tax income collected from the play of VGTs in August 2025 was $1,800,263. 

Revenue for Fantasy Contests was $664,758 in August 2025, which was a rise of two.58% over the August 2024 income of $648,036. Tax income collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in August 2025 was $88,915. 

The PGCB oversees all points of playing involving 17 land-based casinos, on-line on line casino video games, retail and on-line sports activities wagering, and VGTs at certified truck stops, together with the regulation of on-line fantasy sports activities contests. The land-based on line casino business in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, 5 stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and 4 mini-casinos (Category 4). Casinos and the opposite kinds of board-regulated gaming generated $2.8 billion in tax income in Fiscal Year 2024-25.