Wind Creek back on top in table games revenue, as Pa. sets fiscal year record
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Casinos and other operators in Pennsylvania set a new annual record for gambling revenue, state regulators said Tuesday, rising above $5 billion for the first time amid surging betting on online casino games and a post-pandemic return to the casinos’ slot machines and table games.
Operators in one of the nation’s largest commercial casino states won more than $5 billion from gamblers in the 12 months through June 30, according to the figures from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
That was about 30% higher than the $3.9 billion recorded in the previous fiscal year, and slightly above the previous calendar year high of $4.7 billion reported in January.
The rebound continues after pandemic-related shutdowns sapped casino revenue in 2020.
The casino winnings came from 16 casinos, including four new mini-casinos authorized under a 2017 law, as well as fantasy sports operators and truck stops.
Revenue in casinos from slot machines grew to $2.4 billion and from table games to above $1 billion.
Online gambling, in just its fourth year, grew again to pass $1.2 billion. Sports betting, in just its fifth year, added $325 million in revenue.
Wind Creek Bethlehem reclaimed the top spot among 16 Pennsylvania casinos in revenue from table games, with its $235,857,224 for the fiscal year representing 77% growth over its 2020-21 revenue when Parx Casino’s tables led the state.
Wind Creek’s slots revenue for 2021-22 totaled $278,562,351, good for second-highest statewide behind Parx and 25.5% higher than the prior fiscal year.
Sports wagering and iGaming at Wind Creek continued last fiscal year to represent a small portion of the site’s total revenue, ranking 15th out of 18 properties in sports wagering and ninth out of 10 properties in iGaming.
Pennsylvania legalized both sports betting and online gambling as part of an aggressive gambling expansion in 2017.
Pennsylvania has been neck-and-neck with New Jersey for No. 2 in commercial casino revenue behind Nevada, according to figures compiled by the American Gaming Association. Pennsylvania is No. 1 in tax revenue from gambling, according to the association’s figures.
This article contains charts looking at Pennsylvania’s total gambling revenue for Fiscal Years 2010-11 through 2021-22 and statewide gambling revenue by type for the last four fiscal years. Click the links here to view them, or to view them fullscreen, since they may not display on all platforms.
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