Sports betting jumped almost 18% to generate $401 million. Table games brought in $990 million, a 7.1% increase year over year.
“Gambling on iGaming sites is getting more popular as players get more comfortable with online wagering and its integrity, along with more site option choices and the increases of games within the sites,” said Doug Harbach, spokesperson for the Gaming Control Board. Slot machine revenue at the casinos was $2.39 billion, a 4.51% increase over the previous year. Money generated from online gaming and slot machines hit the biggest jackpot.īetting on iGaming sites soared 22.6% year over year to clock in at $1.36 billion.
Players might have lost out, but the payout meant record combined tax revenue of $2.12 billion, up from $1.93 billion in 2021. The board oversees 16 casinos, as well as online casino and sports betting, retail wagers and game terminals at truck stops. In 2022, the combined revenue of slot machine, table games, sports wagering, iGaming, video gaming terminals and fantasy contests totaled $5.21 billion compared to $4.73 billion in 2021, according to numbers from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Pennsylvania’s legalized gambling industry raked in another record haul in 2022 with revenue nearly half a billion dollars higher than the previous year.
