Pennsylvania casinos generate $582.3M in August as Valley Forge and Hollywood Casino outperform

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and Valley Forge Casino Resort led Pennsylvania’s gaming market in August 2025, helping drive statewide revenue to $582.3 million, up 14.15% from the same month last year, the Gaming Control Board reported.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National generated $101.3 million, up 15.49% from August 2024. Valley Forge Casino Resort followed with $98.7 million, a 39.32% increase. Parx Casino placed third with $58.2 million, rising 8.47% year over year.

Other property-level changes included Rivers Casino Philadelphia with $57 million, up 12.23%, Wind Creek Bethlehem with $50.1 million, up 1.41%, and Rivers Casino Pittsburgh with $30.5 million, which remained flat from last year. Presque Isle Downs and Casino posted $14.1 million, up 44.57%, while Hollywood Casino York reported $12.4 million, a 43.67% increase. Live! Casino Philadelphia reported $24.2 million, down 10.69%.

Revenue by game type

Retail slot machines generated $216.6 million, a 2.6% increase from August 2024. The number of slot machines in operation declined slightly to 24,332 from 24,595 last year.

Table games brought in $81.1 million, nearly unchanged from $81.0 million in August 2024.

Internet casino games recorded $231.2 million in revenue, up 25.86% from $183.7 million a year earlier. Slot play accounted for $179.3 million, table games for $49.4 million, and poker for $2.5 million.

Sports wagering revenue was $49.2 million, a 63.82% increase from August 2024, with a total handle of $515.4 million. Valley Forge Casino Resort led the category with $18.8 million, followed by Hollywood Casino at the Meadows with $12.3 million and Hollywood Casino York with $3.7 million.

Video gaming terminals (VGT) generated $3.6 million, down 2.44% from last year. Fantasy contests added $664,758, up 2.58%. DraftKings led fantasy operators with $514,000, followed by FanDuel with $75,000.

Tax revenue

Tax revenue from all gaming and fantasy contests in August totaled $238.5 million. By segment, slots contributed $105.3 million, internet gaming $103.9 million, table games $12.9 million, and sports wagering $14.6 million. VGTs accounted for $1.8 million, while fantasy contests produced $88,915.

The PGCB regulates 17 land-based casinos in Pennsylvania, along with online gaming, sports wagering, VGTs at qualified truck stops, and fantasy contests. Combined regulated gaming activities generated $2.8 billion in tax revenue for the state during the 2024–25 fiscal year.