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Pa. Gaming Control Board Reports Total Revenue Up 3.4 % in Dec.

Figures released Jan. 17 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board shows total gaming and fantasy contests revenue generated in the Commonwealth during December 2019 was 3.4 percent above revenue generated in December 2018.

Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the Board include slot machines, table games, internet gaming, retail and internet sports wagering, fantasy contests and video gaming terminals. The Board has posted separate reports for these types of gaming on its website, http://www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $118,178,675 during December 2019.

All gross revenue generated in December 2019 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors was $291,822,735 in December 2019. In December 2018, the total from the same sources was $282,225,323.

Total tax revenue generated collectively through all forms of gaming and fantasy contests was $118,178,675 during December of 2019.

Slot Machine Revenue

December's gross revenue from slot machines at the 12 casinos was $187,473,942, a 7.6 percent decrease in revenue when compared to the $202,840,435 generated in December 2018.

The average number of slot machines operating on a daily basis was 24,116 during December 2019 compared to 25,442 at the casinos in December 2018.

Tax revenue from the play of slots machines in December of this year was $96,755,158.

Table Games Revenue

Table games revenue for December 2019 was $78,094,839, an increase of 4.8 percent over December of last year when revenue was $74,516,793.

Gross table games revenue for each of the casinos, with the percentage change reflected over the previous year, is as follows:

Total tax revenue from table games play during December was $12,539,426 with an average of 1,266 tables in daily operation statewide.

Internet Casino-Type Gaming Revenue

Casino games offered online generated gross revenue of $10,624,699 during December. That figure is 10.3 percent higher than the previous month of November 2019 when revenue was $9,655,811.

Tax revenue generated from internet gaming play during December was $3,816,774.

Sports Wagering

Revenue

December's total sports wagering handle from both retail and online outlets was $342,560,389, 8.2 percent above the previous month's wager total of $316,468,264. At the same time, the taxable revenue figure for December of this year was 22.7 percent lower than November 2019, $11,374,482 compared to $14,720,686.

Tax revenue generated from sports wagering during December was $4,094,813.

Video Gaming Terminals

Total adjusted revenue for December 2019 for video gaming terminals (VGTs) was $879,153 compared to $659,288 in November, an increase of 33 percent. Each of the establishments operated the maximum of 5 machines. By the close of December, two operators had placed VGTs in a total of 20 truck stop establishments.

Tax revenue collected from the play of VGTs through December was $457,159.

Fantasy Contests

Fantasy Contests revenue was $3,435,621 in December 2019, an increase of 20.1 percent over December of last year when revenue was $2,860,503.

Fantasy Contests adjusted revenue for each of the operators which had revenue for December 2019 and December 2018 are displayed in the following table:

Tax revenue collected from the play of Fantasy Contests in December of this year was $515,343.

The commonwealth notes that tax revenue figures provided reflect amounts generated prior to any adjustments by the Pa. Department of Revenue.

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling legalized under 2004's Race Horse Development and Gaming Act and the Gaming Expansion Act of 2017.

Additional information about both the PGCB's gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania's gaming industry can be found online at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.

 

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