Another record month for Pennsylvania gaming revenue (October 2021)
Created: 11/25/2021Updated: 11/25/2021
PA casino fans produced new monthly revenue records for both online and land—based casinos, as well as sports betting
Data from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board shows that PA broke the record for gaming revenue (once again) in October 2021, with total numbers of $425,916,762 – an increase of 33% over October 2020. The figures also eclipsed the previous record from July of this year.
The data covered iGaming (online slots and table games), retail casinos, internet sports wagering, fantasy contests, and video gaming terminals (VGT).
Sports betting was the biggest winner, with a total handle of $776.3 million, representing a massive rise on the previous record of $615.3 million set in January 2021 (when the Steelers made the playoffs).
Land-based casino revenue also set a new record, with the $425.9 million numbers beating the revenue record set in July by more than $2 million.
Even iGaming managed to break the record set in May of $101.3 million, with Pennsylvanian online casinos managing to produce $102.9 million in revenue. Still, that’s a 33% jump on the figures from October last year, as more and more PA casino fans opt to go online in search of better game choice, improved RTP ratios, and generous bonuses.
Although PA online poker did not manage to produce its own record (with a drop of 2.4% from September), it still scored the 3rd highest monthly revenue numbers for the year.
Things continue to go from strength to strength in Pennsylvania, with land-based casino gambling seeing a boost from the removal of COVID-19 restrictions. And yet, the continued strength of online casino shows that the two verticals complement each other – new records in both the online and real-world spaces show that gaming cannibalization isn’t a threat just yet.
