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Pennsylvania gaming revenue climbs 15.8% to $616.7m for December

Online slot activity drove $194.6m of revenue and increased 18.5% to lead all gaming types for December 2025, while sports betting revenue grew 287.8% year-over-year to $84.8m.

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Pennsylvania gaming revenue climbs 15.8% to $616.7m for December
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Valley Forge Casino Resort generated the highest revenue of any commercial property in Pennsylvania, reporting $121.8m and rising 39%
Despite the increase in total gaming revenue, multiple gaming types in Pennsylvania witnessed decreases from the prior year period for December 2025

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has reported the state’s total gaming activity for December 2025, as online and commercial operators combined to generate $616.7m of revenue for an increase of 15.8%. 

iGaming and retail slots led all gaming types in revenue produced during the monthly period, as online slot revenue grew 18.5% to $194.6m, while retail slot revenue fell 7.5% but still accounted for the second highest total with $186.8m. 

Retail and iGaming table game revenue both witnessed increases for December 2025, rising 0.3% and 10.3%, respectively, to $79.3m and $62.8m. 

Recording the highest year-over-year increase in revenue for December 2025 was sports wagering, which grew by a significant 287.8% to $84.8m.

Video gaming terminals (VGTs), fantasy contests and iGaming poker recorded decreases of 0.6%, 0.3% and 7.8% for December 2025, respectively, having generated monthly revenues of $3.4m, $2.7m and $2.3m. 

During December 2025, Valley Forge Casino Resort led all commercial operators with $121.8m of revenue after increasing 39% from the prior year period.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course accounted for $116.5m of revenue for December 2025 and grew 17.2%, while Rivers Casino Philadelphia produced $57.2m for a 6.5% increase. 

Parx Casino and Wind Creek Bethlehem both witnessed decreases in revenue for December 2025, falling 3.5% and 6%, respectively, for totals of $52.2m and $43.5m. Hollywood Casino at the Meadows increased revenue by 63.9% to $38.9m, while Rivers Casino Pittsburgh produced $31.1m of revenue and rose 9.9%. 

Harrah’s Philadelphia generated $26.6m of December 2025 gaming revenue and increased 30.5%, followed by Live! Casino Philadelphia which produced $24.3m but decreased 5.6%. Mohegan Pennsylvania generated a December 2025 revenue of $18.9m and grew 6.3%. 

DraftKings reported the highest fantasy revenue of any sports betting operator in Pennsylvania despite witnessing a decrease of 13.9% to $1.6m for December 2025. Underdog Sports managed to increase fantasy revenue by 151.4% to $541,256, while FanDuel was third in revenue after reporting a decrease of 17.5% to $466,942. 

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