Pennsylvania casinos set new annual gaming revenue record

Pennsylvania casinos set a new all-time revenue record in their most recent fiscal year, thanks to a new record table game performance.

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced that the state’s 12 licensed casinos generated table game revenue of $895.3m in the 12 months ending June 30, a new all-time best and nearly $30m more than fiscal 2017’s total.

Combined with the previously released FY18 slot machine revenue of $2.35b – which fell just short of FY16’s record $2.39b haul – the combined gaming revenue tally hit just under $3.25b, a 1.4% rise over FY17’s total and a new record for the state. The state’s previous high-water mark was $3.23b set in FY16.

As usual, Sands Bethlehem led the state’s table revenue chart with $235.7m in FY18, although this was essentially flat year-on-year. Parx Casino, the state’s perennial slots revenue leader, enjoyed far stronger table growth, rising 9.3% to $185.9m. Parx’s combined slots and tables total hit $586.6m, easily outpacing Sands’ $537.7m.