Pennsylvania Gaming Industry Sets Monthly High, as March Win Tops $574.5 Million

Posted on: April 21, 2025, 01:05h. 

Last updated on: April 21, 2025, 01:32h.

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  • Pennsylvania gamblers lost $574.5 million in March
  • March 2025 marked a new gaming revenue high in Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania iGaming hit a record high, too

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported Monday that March was the best month ever for its licensed gaming operators.

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The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania gaming revenue reached an all-time high in March, as gambling losses amounted to upwards of $574.5 million. (Image: Shutterstock)

The state gaming regulator reveals that gamblers in Pennsylvania lost more than $574.5 million playing casino slot machines and table games, gambling online, betting on sports, and through other gaming formats. Officially $574,534,002, the March 2025 gross gaming revenue (GGR) tally easily beat the previous monthly record of $554.6 million.

iGaming — online casinos with slots and interactive tables — was responsible for the record player losses. Internet slots kept $179.5 million of remote players’ wagers, a year-over-year increase of 32.5%. Online tables won almost $81.9 million, a 6% improvement, while online poker rake grew 3% to almost $2.6 million. Pennsylvania online casino revenue was up $47,134,045 compared with March 2024.

March 2025 iGaming total GGR of $238.2 million easily bested the state’s previous high online casino monthly mark of $223.6 million set in December 2024.

Casino Gaming Declines 

March was a memorable month for the Pennsylvania gaming industry as a whole, but not so much for the state’s 17 brick-and-mortar casinos.

The PGCB filing shows that in-person slot revenue slowed by over 2% from a year ago to $222.5 million, a decline of $5.4 million. Physical table games saw GGR drop 4% to $81.9 million, a decline of $3.3 million.

With March Madness seeing all four No. 1 seeds in the men’s tournament reach the Final Four, the public also fared well against the books last month. Oddsmakers generated revenue of $27 million, 41%, or $18.5 million lower, than in March 2024.

GGR from video gaming terminals (VGTs) inside diesel truck stops was flat at $3.7 million. Fantasy sports operators grew contest fees by 7% to $1.2 million.

Thanks to its pole position as the iGaming leader, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course reported the highest March GGR at $107.2 million. Valley Forge Casino Resort, which benefits from its iGaming and mobile sports betting partnership with FanDuel, was next at $86.2 million.

In terms of retail slot and table play, Parx Casino led with GGR of $52.1 million. Wind Creek Bethlehem was a close second at $49.2 million.

Skill Games

Legislative efforts to create a regulatory framework for controversial slot-like skill games continue in the Pennsylvania capital.

The casino industry is pushing back on such bills on claims that skill games cut into their slot play and therefore reduce tax revenues for the state and put jobs at risk. Officials with the state-run Pennsylvania Lottery have also spoken in opposition to skill games.

Proponents, however, argue that skill game players are a different demographic from casino and lottery gamblers. The many small businesses that house the Pennsylvania Skill terminals say they provide critical supplemental revenue amid inflation that has allowed them to retain employees and keep costs for the consumer goods and services they sell and provide as low as possible.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is supportive of regulating and taxing skill games.