Pennsylvania Online Casino Revenue Just Shy Of $250 Million In January

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported $249.3 million in adjusted gross online casino revenue for January on Wednesday, as operators started 2026 with double-digit, year-over-year growth.

Taxable revenue was up 18.6% from the opening month of 2025 and is the third-highest in state history behind the record $259.7 million amassed in December and the $251.1 million reported last October.

Gross revenue before promotional deductions totaled $313.7 million, second-most all-time. It was also the fourth month in a row above $300 million.

The PGCB reported $590.6 million in total gaming revenue across all verticals, an increase of 11.6% from January 2025. The state's cut from internet casino play totaled $73.9 million and overall receipts when including local allocations equaled nearly $250 million.

Slot play continues to set records

Pennsylvania iGaming platforms recorded a second consecutive monthly all-time high for slot winnings, grossing $261.7 million that became $194.8 million in taxable revenue after deductions. It bettered the previous high for gross revenue by $2.5 million and the AGR standard by a much slimmer $191,100. The records came despite a 1.5% downturn in drop to $4.94 billion.

Gross slot revenue was up 20.9% from January 2025 and the adjusted total represented a 22.8% increase. Penn National, which includes DraftKings and BetMGM among its Keystone State online skins, came within $114,500 of its gross revenue state-record $97 million haul set in December. Its $72.1 million AGR from virtual slots also ranked No. 2 in its annals and marked gains of 28% from last year.

FanDuel Casino, which is tethered to Valley Forge, surpassed $70 million in gross slot revenue for the fourth consecutive month and $50 million AGR for the sixth month in a row. January's total of $72.9 million also moved the digital behemoth over $2 billion in total gross slot revenue in Pennsylvania.

The other pillar of iGaming in Pennsylvania, BetRivers, cracked through to post new slot records in gross and adjusted revenue. Pre-deduction winnings totaled $43.1 million, an increase of nearly $1 million from December and up 8.4% from a year ago. The $34.7 million AGR was $832,400 better than the previous month and a 10.5% bump over 2025.

The expansive slot growth obscured a modest 6.2% increase in table games revenue to $52 million. Bettors did not fancy the virtual felt as much as December; table games drop plunged 14.1% to just over $3 billion.

Penn National in the lead again

Penn National easily claimed the top spot among casino-based licensees for total revenue, grossing $121.1 million and paying taxes on $96.2 million AGR. Pre-tax winnings were up 22.3%, as January marked the third time in the last four months that the total surpassed $120 million.

Valley Forge had its streak of months with $90 million in gross revenue snapped at three, but the $89.2 million was still a 21.8% uptick over the start of 2025.

Rivers' record slot performance, coupled with a strong table games revenue figure of nearly $5 million, were enough to set an all-time monthly best at $48.6 million. It also surpassed $40 million AGR for the first time, as the latter figure represented an increase of 13.3% from January 2025.

Caesars Palace followed up its December-record $19.3 million in gross winnings with another $18.4 million in January, posting a 55.8% year-over-year gain.

Among smaller operator platforms, Bally's ($5.1 million) and Wind Creek ($3.2 million) set all-time highs for gross revenue. Parx, meanwhile, fell just $154 shy of bettering its December record of $7.9 million.