Pennsylvania online casino revenue climbs to $249.3 million in September on slots growth
Online slots did the heavy lifting in Pennsylvania in September 2026. Revenue from internet casino games rose 6.82% on a year earlier to $249,306,637, the state's Gaming Control Board reported.
Slots carry the month
Slots drove Pennsylvania's September online casino figures. They earned $197,374,613, 8.99% more than in September 2025 and close to four in every five dollars the online casinos kept. Table games dipped 0.63% to $49,661,543 and poker 1.76% to $2,270,481, which left the online total at $249,306,637, up from $233,380,985. The figures come from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's release of 20 October 2026 and appeared first on usgamblinglicenses.com, which follows the US market.
The state collected $114,866,951 in tax on online casino games for the month.
Three operators, $207 million
The board splits the online total by licensed casino operator, with slots, tables and poker added together. Eleven operators posted a September figure, and three of them accounted for about $207 million of the $249.3 million:
- Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course: $99,046,684, up 12.93%
- Valley Forge Casino Resort: $69,787,922, up 5.14%
- Rivers Casino Philadelphia: $38,454,034, up 8.55%
The swings were sharper further down the table. Bally's Pennsylvania gained 41.73% and Presque Isle Downs and Casino 34.82%, while Mohegan Pennsylvania lost 64.55% and Wind Creek Bethlehem 34.06%.
Mount Airy Casino Resort, at $2,581,560 online in September 2025, has no entry this year; the report notes that it ceased internet gaming that same month.
Sports betting: less staked, more kept
Sports wagering moved against its own handle. Bettors staked $798,743,169, down 6.09% on a year earlier, yet revenue climbed 50.45% to $44,737,408. Revenue is what operators keep once winnings are paid, so it can rise while the amount wagered falls.
Casino floors and the statewide total
On casino floors, slot machines earned $196,159,216, a rise of 2.44%, while table games fell 18.07% to $60,163,644. There were 24,523 slot machines in operation, compared with 24,331 a year before, and Happy Valley Casino, open only since April 2026, has no year-earlier figure.
Taken together, every form of gaming in Pennsylvania, fantasy contests included, produced $555,036,870 in September, a gain of 4.07%, and the state's tax take came to $242,630,497.
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