Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Rises 11.6% to $590.6m in January 2026

Pennsylvania’s gaming market produced $590,644,755 in total revenue during January 2026, an 11.64% increase over January 2025, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. iGaming delivered a record monthly gross of $249.3m and sports betting revenue climbed 38.6% year-on-year despite a lower handle, driving the state’s strongest January performance on record.

iGaming Sets Monthly Record

Internet casino gaming generated $249,301,331 in January, up 18.62% from $210.2m in the same month a year earlier. Online slots led the segment with $194.8m, a 22.8% increase year-on-year. iGaming table games reached $51.9m, up 6.2%, while online poker declined 3.6% to $2.5m.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course dominated the online segment with $96.2m in iGaming revenue. Valley Forge Casino Resort followed with $67.7m, and Rivers Casino Philadelphia reported $40.1m from its online operations.

The iGaming segment generated $113.9m in tax revenue for January, the largest single contributor to the state’s gaming tax take for the month. Total tax revenue from all gaming reached $249,969,629.

Pennsylvania’s iGaming momentum builds on a strong year for the state’s regulated digital market. Pennsylvania gambling revenue hit an all-time high in December 2025, driven by record sports betting performance, setting the baseline against which January’s results are measured.

Sports Betting Revenue Jumps on Better Hold

Taxable sports wagering revenue reached $71,393,613 in January, up 38.63% from $51.5m in January 2025. The January 2026 handle was $782,423,791, down 10.39% from $873.1m a year earlier. The revenue increase despite a lower handle reflects improved hold performance across the month’s sporting calendar.

Tax revenue from sports wagering totalled $25,701,701 for the month.

Retail Segment Holds Steady

Retail slot machines generated $189,098,891, a 0.67% increase from January 2025. The number of slot machines in operation fell slightly to 24,161 from 24,388 a year earlier. Retail table games produced $75,781,693, up 2.80% year-on-year. Tax revenue from slots totalled $95,571,123 and from table games $12,836,616.

Video gaming terminals at truck stops held flat at $3.2m, a 0.6% gain. Fantasy contests were the only segment to record a meaningful decline, falling 29.9% to $1.9m. Both DraftKings and FanDuel reported lower fantasy contest revenue, down 19.6% to $1.2m and 16.5% to $329,326 respectively.

Operator Rankings

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course led all operators with $111,457,576 in total January revenue, up 20.18% year-on-year. Valley Forge Casino Resort ranked second at $105,793,121, up 8.18%. Rivers Casino Philadelphia reported $57.2m, an increase of approximately 12% year-on-year.

Presque Isle Downs and Casino posted the largest percentage gain among land-based operators, with revenue up 56.76% to $14.6m. Mount Airy Casino Resort was among the few operators to record a decline, down 13.8% to $15.9m. Rivers Casino Pittsburgh fell 3.9% to $27.9m, and Live! Casino Philadelphia dropped 4.4% to $23.9m.

Wind Creek Bethlehem led the retail table games segment at $21.2m, up nearly 9% year-on-year. Parx Casino led in retail slot revenues with $29.2m.

Market Context

Pennsylvania is one of three US states where iGaming is legal alongside Michigan and New Jersey, and its online segment is now the single largest revenue category in the state’s gaming mix, having overtaken retail slots on a monthly basis. The PGCB regulates 17 land-based casinos alongside online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, video gaming terminals, and fantasy contests.

With iGaming slots alone generating $194.8m in January, the digital channel now accounts for more than one-third of total state gaming revenue. The trajectory points to continued expansion as operator investment in digital product continues. The PGCB’s next monthly report will cover February, which includes Super Bowl LX activity — a period when prediction market platforms also reported record volumes — suggesting sports wagering handle and revenue figures may shift materially from January’s results.

Source: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board