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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Reports $461.6 Million GGR in April

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The state of Pennsylvania has reported its second-highest monthly GGR in history. Numbers show that there’s a 14.23% increase in the April revenue compared to the same month last year. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s report shows that the total GGR for April reached $461.6 million.

April’s Revenue Is $1 Million Shorter Than March’s Revenue

March’s casino revenue in Pennsylvania reached $462.7 million and it’s just $1.1 million higher than the revenue generated in April. This does not come as huge surprise as a recent survey concluded that the number of gamblers in the state is actually pretty high.

Statewide revenue reached $461,624,617 and Hollywood Casino at Penn National took the first spot. The revenue of this casino reached $65,578,930, which is 22.51% higher than the revenue that it generated in April 2021 ($53,530,883).

Valley Forge Casino Resort came in second with $57,360,531, or a 53.79% increase compared to April 2021 ($37,297,830). Parx Casino generated $57,065,721, Wind Creek Bethlehem generated $49,467,064 and Rivers Casino Philadelphia concluded the top 5 as it reported a $49,134,718 revenue.

In terms of online gaming, the revenue in April 2022 reached $113,109,393, which is a 22% increase compared to April 2021 ($92,676,448). Hollywood Casino at Penn National’s online gambling revenue was $45,226,072. Rivers Casino Philadelphia was second with $28,822,206 and Valley Forge Casino Resort came in third with $21,500,297.

Mount Airy Casino Resort and Live! Casino Philadelphia concluded the top 5 list with $4,973,639 and $3,596,361, respectively. Tax revenue for the state of Pennsylvania was $187,582,955.

Gamblers in Pennsylvania Enjoyed Slot Games the Most

According to the report published by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, retail slots were responsible for $217,892,715 of the total GGR generated in April. Compared to April 2021 ($201,386,057), retail slot revenue increased by 8.20%.

Retail table games revenue reached $91,493,293 and that represents a 17.54% increase compared to April 2021 ($77,839,427). iGaming slot revenue was $76,712,472, sports betting revenue was $33,667,057, iGaming tables revenue was $33,484,910 video gaming terminals revenue was $3,750,735, iGaming poker’s revenue was $2,912,011, and finally, the revenue of fantasy contests reached $1,711,425.

Video gaming terminal revenue and fantasy contests revenue recorded drops in revenue. The revenue of video gaming terminals decreased by 2.6&, whereas fantasy contests revenue decreased by 16.77%.

Parx Casino was the leader in retail slot revenue ($35,779,024), Wind Creek Bethlehem was the leader in retail table games revenue ($22,895,762), Hollywood Casino at Penn National topped the list of iGaming revenue ($45,226,072), Valley Forge Casino Resort topped the list of sports betting revenue ($228,211,812), the top VGT earner was Marquee by Penn ($2,288,031) and DraftKings was the top fantasy contests revenue generator with $1,028,827.

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Filip Mishevski: Filip Mishevski has been covering online gambling and cryptocurrencies for the past few years. He has written countless articles, how-to-guides, insights and news, and is keen on sharing his extensive knowledge in the aforementioned fields. He’s very passionate about soccer and MMA and is interested in how the online gambling industry will shape our future and thus, influence our lives.
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