American Gambling Markets Atlas (AGMA)

States / Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

More detail
  • Casinos. There are 17 land-based casinos offering slots and tables. Video gaming terminals (VGTs) also operate at qualified truck stops.
  • Sports betting. Retail and online sports wagering carry a 36% combined tax, one of the highest rates in the country.
  • Online casinos. Online casino and poker are legal. The tax is 54% on slots and 16% on poker and tables.
  • Fantasy sports and lottery. Daily fantasy sports (DFS) and an iLottery are offered.
  • Skill games. Skill games are the dominant 2025-2026 story. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in June 2026 that Pace-O-Matic-style skill games are regulated slot machines under the Gaming Act and Crimes Code. That triggered a 120-day enforcement stay. Legislators are scrambling (HB 2801) to either tax and license or shut down an estimated 70,000 machines statewide.
  • Online casinos and sweepstakes. The Gaming Control Board has sent 18 cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes-casino operators.
  • Prediction markets. The Gaming Control Board is lobbying Congress against CFTC-regulated sports prediction markets (Kalshi). A pending bill (HB 2711) would regulate rather than ban them.

Reviewed Oct 11, 2026 · 76 sources

Legal status

LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA
VerticalStatusLaunchedModelDetails
Sports (online)LiveMay 28, 2019CompetitiveTethered to the 17 licensed casinos; SugarHouse (now Rivers Philadelphia) was first online operator; FanDuel followed July 22, 2019.
4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13C (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419)
[1],[2]
Sports (retail)LiveNov 17, 2018CompetitiveFirst retail sportsbook opened at Hollywood Casino (Penn National) Nov. 2018 following Murphy v. NCAA.
4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13C (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419)
[1],[3]
Online casinoLiveJul 15, 2019CompetitiveLicenses limited to the state's existing casino/racino operators; separate skins for slots, table games and poker.
4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13B (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419)
[4],[5]
Online pokerLiveNov 1, 2019CompetitiveLicensed as part of the igaming certificate (peer-to-peer poker taxed at the 16% table-games/poker rate). PA joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement in 2020.
4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13B
[4]
Commercial casinosLiveNov 14, 2006Competitive17 licensed land-based casinos (6 Category 1 racetrack casinos, 5 Category 2 stand-alone, 2 Category 3 resort, 4 Category 4 mini-casinos).
4 Pa.C.S. Part II, Ch. 13 (Act 71 of 2004, Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act)
[6],[7]
Tribal casinosNot authorizedNo federally recognized tribe holds land in Pennsylvania eligible for IGRA Class III gaming; no tribal-state compacts exist.[1]
LotteryLiveMar 7, 1972Monopoly StateDedicated to programs for older Pennsylvanians (property tax/rent rebates, transit, long-term care). Gov. Shapp signed Act 91 of 1971 creating the Lottery; tickets went on sale March 7, 1972, with the first drawing held March 15, 1972.
72 P.S. § 3761-1 et seq. (State Lottery Law, Act 91 of 1971)
[8],[9]
iLotteryLiveMay 1, 2018Monopoly StateLaunched with 11 instant games and now offers 90+ e-instants plus Keno-style draw games.
72 P.S. § 3761-1 et seq., as amended by Act 42 of 2017
[10]
Daily fantasyLiveApr 28, 2018Competitive17th state to legalize DFS; operators licensed and taxed on adjusted revenue.
4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 (Fantasy Contests Act), § 301 et seq.
[11],[12]
VGTs / VLTsLiveJan 1, 2018CompetitiveUp to 5 terminals per qualified truck stop (diesel-sales threshold); effective combined tax ~52% (42% state + 10% local share assessment per PGCB monthly VGT reports).
4 Pa.C.S. Part III (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419)
[13],[14]
Historical horse racingNot authorizedPennsylvania has not authorized historical horse racing machines; truck-stop VGTs and casino slots occupy the analogous non-casino/retail slot-style niche instead.[1]
Sweepstakes casinosContestedPGCB's chief enforcement counsel has called dual-currency sweepstakes casinos illegal online gambling and sent 18 cease-and-desist letters in 2025, but says the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act limits its enforcement power. HB 2801 (introduced Sept. 2026) would add an explicit statutory ban.[15],[16]
Prediction marketsNot authorizedKalshi, Polymarket and similar CFTC-registered prediction-market platforms are available to Pennsylvania residents statewide under claimed federal preemption; the state has not sued, sent a cease-and-desist letter, or obtained any ruling against them. The Gaming Control Board has instead lobbied Congress and the CFTC (an October 2025 letter from Executive Director Kevin O'Toole) to have sports event contracts brought back under state gambling oversight. A pending bill, HB 2711, would regulate rather than ban these contracts.[17],[18]?
Skill gamesContestedPA Supreme Court ruled June 17, 2026 (In re Three Pennsylvania Skill Amusement Devices / POM of Pennsylvania v. Dept. of Revenue, consolidated, J-96-2025) that "skill games" are slot machines subject to the Gaming Act and Crimes Code, reversing Commonwealth Court. Enforcement stayed 120 days (to roughly mid/late Oct. 2026). ~70,000 machines statewide (manufacturer Pace-O-Matic est.); legislature excluded a licensing framework from the 2026-27 budget; HB 2801 would license up to 5 machines per qualifying location at a 20% tax on gross terminal revenue.[19],[20],[21]
Card roomsNot authorizedPennsylvania has no stand-alone card-room category; poker rooms operate only as part of the 17 licensed casinos under the Gaming Act.[1]
Lottery couriersNot authorizedJackpocket has operated as a courier for PA Lottery multistate draw games (buying tickets in person at a licensed retailer on a customer's behalf), but Pennsylvania has adopted no courier-specific statute or regulation either authorizing or banning the practice.[22]?
Pick'em fantasyNot authorizedPennsylvania's Fantasy Contests Act framework (4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3; licensing conditions at 58 Pa. Code Ch. 1205A) governs peer-to-peer fantasy contests where players compete against each other and the operator takes a cut of entry fees. Player-vs-house pick'em products (PrizePicks-style over/under prop picks against the house) do not fit that model and instead resemble sports wagering (4 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13C, which requires a sports-wagering license and 21+ age gate under 58 Pa. Code § 1408A.1); PrizePicks holds neither a PA fantasy-contest nor sports-wagering license, and its paid Player Picks/Team Picks products are geoblocked within Pennsylvania (only its free Streak game is offered).[23]?
Pari-mutuelLiveCompetitiveLive thoroughbred and harness racing continues at PA racetracks (several co-located with Category 1 racino casinos).
4 Pa.C.S. Part I (Race Horse Industry Reform Act); 58 Pa. Code Ch. 161-191
[1]
Advance deposit wageringLiveCompetitiveADW platforms (e.g., TwinSpires, TVG) licensed to accept online pari-mutuel wagers from PA residents.
4 Pa.C.S. § 325.101 et seq. (Advance Deposit Account Wagering)
[1]
Charitable gamingLiveDec 19, 1988Monopoly StateBingo, raffles, pull-tabs licensed by county treasurers for qualified nonprofits (post municipal referendum); taverns get a separate PLCB "tavern gaming license" for pull-tabs/raffles/daily drawings.
Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, Act of Dec. 19, 1988, P.L. 1262, No. 156
[24]
Esports bettingNot authorizedPennsylvania's sports-wagering statute defines "sporting event" as "a professional or collegiate sports or athletic event or a motor race event"; the Gaming Control Board has opined that because esports is not listed in that definition, the Board lacks statutory authority to approve esports wagering (per a 2021 law-firm legislative alert and the sponsor's own bill memo: "Our laws do not provide the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) with this authority"). Rep. Ed Neilson has a bill to add esports to the "sporting event" definition (first introduced around 2021, reintroduced as House Bill 1636 in 2025).
4 Pa.C.S. § 13C01
[25],[26]?
Social casinoNot authorizedNo PA statute or regulator specifically addresses free-to-play social casino apps; they are not licensed or regulated as gambling because no prize of monetary value is redeemable.[1]

Sports betting in Pennsylvania: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →

Tax rates

VerticalChannelRateBaseTierPromos deductibleSinceStatute
Commercial casinosretail16%
Table games: 14% state tax plus 2% local share assessment (combined 16%) after the July 2016 budget measures raised the state rate by 2 points.
GGRNoAug 20164 Pa.C.S. §§ 13A62-13A63, as amended in 2016[39]?
Commercial casinosretail55%
Slot machines: 34% state tax on daily gross terminal revenue under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1403(b), plus a 4% local share assessment, a Race Horse Development Fund allocation of roughly 12% (80% of which flows to purse accounts per § 1406(a)(1), the remainder to breeding/sire-stakes programs), and a 5% Economic Development Fund allocation -- combined approximately 55% of slots GGR.
GGRNoJul 5, 20044 Pa.C.S. §§ 1403, 1405-1407 (Act 71 of 2004)[37],[42]?
Daily fantasyonline15%AGRNoApr 28, 20184 Pa.C.S. § 331 (Ch. 3, Fantasy Contests, Act 42 of 2017)
Operators report and pay 15% of their monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenue. The license fee is $50,000 initial and $10,000 annual renewal.
[11],[1],[43]?
Online casinoonline54%
Online slots: 54% (34% state, 13% Commonwealth Financing Authority county grants, 7% local share)
GGRNoJul 15, 20194 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13B (Act 42 of 2017, HB 271)
Applies to online slot-equivalent games specifically; table games/poker taxed separately below.
[38],[4]
Online pokeronline16%
Online table games and poker: 16%
GGRNoJul 15, 20194 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13B (Act 42 of 2017, HB 271)[4]
Sports (online)online36%
34% state General Fund + 2% local share assessment = 36% combined
AGRNoMay 28, 20194 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13C (Sports Wagering) (Act 42 of 2017)[1],[44]
Sports (retail)retail36%
34% state General Fund + 2% local share assessment = 36% combined
AGRNoNov 17, 20184 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13C (Sports Wagering) (Act 42 of 2017)[1],[44]
VGTs / VLTsretail52%
42% state tax + 10% local share assessment, per PGCB monthly VGT revenue reports
GGRNoJan 1, 20184 Pa.C.S. Part III (Act 42 of 2017)[13],[14]

Historical rates

VerticalRateBasePeriodNotes
Commercial casinos · retail14%GGRJul 1, 2010 – Jul 31, 2016Combined 14% (16% for a facility's first two years). Table games were legalized by Act 1 of 2010.[40],[41]

Rules and requirements

Casinos

Number of commercial casinos/racinos operating
17[7]
Number of federally recognized tribes with Class III compacts
0[1]

Online casino

Number of online casino operators live as of as_of date
3
3 operators went live in the initial July 2019 coordinated launch window, growing from an initial 10 issued igaming certificate holders.
[4]?

Legislation

Summary of significant pending gambling legislation this session
HB 2801 (Rep. Diamond, referred to House Gaming Oversight Comte. 2026-09-24): bans sweepstakes casinos and creates a licensed, taxed (20% GTR) skill-game/VGT framework (up to 5 machines per qualifying club/bar/truck stop). HB 2711 (Rep. Khan): would regulate sports event contracts (prediction markets) without PGCB licensing/taxation.[16],[17]

License fees

iGaming license fee(s) and term
$10,000,000 per igaming certificate (slots, table games and/or poker skins); discounted $4,000,000 fee contemplated for certain unclaimed segments[4]
Sports wagering license fee(s) and term
Sports wagering certificate fee of $10,000,000 under Act 42 of 2017[5]?

Minimum age

Minimum age to gamble in a commercial casino
21[1]
Minimum age for charitable bingo/raffles
18
Players must be 18 to play small games of chance such as bingo, raffles and pull-tabs; the separate tavern-gaming license (pull-tabs, raffles and daily drawings sold in bars) sets a higher minimum of 21.
[29]
Minimum age to play DFS
18
21 if the contest is offered inside a PA casino.
[12]
Minimum age for online casino
21[1]
Minimum age to purchase lottery
18[10]
Minimum age for pari-mutuel wagering
18[1]
Minimum age to place a sports wager
21[1]

Online poker

Member of the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA)
Yes[4]

Prediction markets

Summary of the state's action against sports event contracts (C&D
No PGCB cease-and-desist issued to date; PGCB lobbied Congress (Oct. 2025 letter) against CFTC-regulated sports event contracts; HB 2711 pending would regulate rather than ban them.[17]

Skill games

Summary of skill-game legal status/litigation
PA Supreme Court (J-96-2025, decided 2026-06-17) held skill games are regulated slot machines under the Gaming Act/Crimes Code; 120-day enforcement stay; legislature considering HB 2801 to license (20% GTR tax, up to 5 machines/location) rather than ban.[19],[20]

Sports betting rules

Wagering on college sports allowed at all
Yes[30]
Wagering on in-state college teams allowed
Yes
Penn State's president unsuccessfully requested a 2-year moratorium on in-state college wagering, mirroring an NJ provision.
[31]
Individual college player prop bets allowed
No[30]?
Credit cards may be used to fund accounts
Yes
Sports-wagering accounts are funded under the same rules as interactive-gaming accounts, which list a player's credit card or debit card, including prepaid cards, as a permitted funding method.
[32],[33]
Esports wagering allowed
No
Esports does not fall within the statutory definition of a wagerable "sporting event," so it cannot be offered as a sports-wagering category.
[25]
New online accounts must be created in person
No
Mobile sports-wagering accounts follow the same account rules as interactive-gaming accounts, which let an operator verify a new player's identity through remote, electronic authentication rather than requiring a visit to a casino.
[32],[34]
Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises)
Yes[2]
Operators must use official league data for some bets
No
Regulations require only that operators control the accuracy and timeliness of whatever data feeds they use to offer or settle wagers; none requires that data come from an official league source.
[35]
Summary of prop-bet restrictions (e.g. no in-game player props)
General proposition wagering (bets on in-game occurrences not tied to the final score) is a Board-approved wager category for both professional and collegiate events.[36],[30]?

Sweepstakes

Statute or regulator action specifically bans dual-currency online sweepstakes casinos
No
Not yet law; HB 2801 (Sept. 2026) would create one. PGCB enforcement counsel says existing law limits its authority to act.
[15]

Tax revenue

Uses that commercial-casino and iGaming tax revenue is directed to by law, largest share first where the law sets shares
general_fund, horse_racing, economic_development, local_government
Covers both land-based slot machine tax revenue (34% General Fund, 4% local share, roughly 12% to horse racing purses and breeding programs, 5% to economic development) and online slots/iGaming tax revenue (34% General Fund, 13% to county economic-development grants, 7% local share).
[37],[38]
Where gaming tax revenue goes (education fund
Sports wagering: 34% General Fund + 2% local share grants. iGaming slots (54%): 34% state/General Fund, 13% Commonwealth Financing Authority county grants, 7% local share. DFS and VGT revenue to General Fund/local share similarly split.[1],[38]
Uses that sports-wagering tax revenue is directed to by law, largest share first where the law sets shares
general_fund, local_government[1]

Revenue

Tax revenueMonthly · Commercial casinos, Daily fantasy, Online casino, Online poker, Sports (online), Sports (retail)
Monthly3-month average
$100M$200M$300M20182020202220242026Daily fantasy launchRetail sports launchOnline sports launchiCasino launchOnline poker launchMay 2026 $263M$240M

Calendar-year totals from available reports; incomplete years are partial totals.

VerticalMeasure20262025202420232022202120202019
Commercial casinosGGR$2.2B$3.4B$3.4B$3.4B$3.4B$3.2B$1.9B$2.1B
Commercial casinosHandle$21.1B$31.2B$31.6B$31.9B$31.1B$28.7B$16.8B$14.9B
Commercial casinosTax paid$901M$1.3B$1.3B$1.4B$1.3B$1.2B$707M$675M
Daily fantasyGGR$9.3M$19.2M$18.7M$20.1M$22.3M$29.3M$21.1M$25.9M
Daily fantasyHandle$76.3M$157M$165M$188M$215M$276M$206M$239M
Daily fantasyTax paid$1.4M$2.9M$2.8M$3.0M$3.3M$4.4M$3.2M$3.9M
Online casinoGGR$2.0B$2.7B$2.2B$1.7B$1.3B$1.1B$530M$29.2M
Online casinoHandle$62.4B$90.8B$74.5B$63.6B$51.0B$40.8B$20.0B$1.2B
Online casinoTax paid$911M$1.2B$950M$742M$569M$461M$229M$12.6M
Online pokerGGR$19.1M$29.8M$28.1M$30.6M$33.7M$32.4M$35.9M$4.4M
Online pokerTax paid$3.0M$4.7M$4.4M$4.7M$5.2M$4.9M$5.7M$710K
Sports (online)GGR$510M$850M$742M$643M$548M$451M$241M$70.6M
Sports (online)AGI (adjusted revenue)$375M$569M$474M$415M$351M$285M$161M$43.0M
Sports (online)Handle$4.7B$8.5B$8.0B$7.2B$6.7B$6.0B$3.3B$1.1B
Sports (online)Tax paid$135M$205M$171M$149M$127M$103M$57.9M$15.5M
Sports (retail)GGR$15.9M$33.9M$36.3M$43.9M$49.7M$55.0M$28.9M$41.1M
Sports (retail)AGI (adjusted revenue)$15.9M$33.9M$36.3M$43.9M$49.7M$55.0M$28.9M$41.1M
Sports (retail)Handle$201M$399M$462M$518M$517M$530M$302M$427M
Sports (retail)Tax paid$5.7M$12.2M$13.1M$15.8M$17.9M$19.8M$10.4M$14.8M
Commercial casinosMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$200M$400M20182020202220242026May 2026 $313M$275M
Daily fantasyMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$2.0M$4.0M2020202220242026Oct 2021 $3.7M$903K
Online casinoMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$100M$200M$300M2020202220242026Dec 2025 $257M$243M
Online pokerMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M2020202220242026Apr 2020 $5.3M$2.4M
Sports (online)Monthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$50.0M$100M$150M2020202220242026Nov 2025 $119M$52.8M
Sports (retail)Monthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$0$5.0M$10.0M2020202220242026Nov 2021 $8.6M$1.7M

Commercial casinos by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmenttotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$5.4B$608M
Rush Street GamingtotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$4.4B$535M
PENN EntertainmenttotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$5.6B$518M
Poarch Band of Creek IndianstotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$5.0B$499M
The Cordish CompaniestotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$2.8B$369M
MohegantotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$2.1B$202M
Mount AirytotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.9B$194M
Boyd GamingtotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.3B$143M
Caesars EntertainmenttotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.3B$127M
Churchill Downs IncorporatedtotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.0B$98.6M
Woodlands FayettetotalSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$326M$28.6M
Saratoga Casino HoldingstotalApr 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026$111M$11.6M
LSA (2%) 3totalSep 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026—$0
PRHDF 5totalSep 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026—$0

Daily fantasy by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
DraftKingsonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$111M$13.0M
FanDuelonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$31.6M$3.2M
Underdog FantasyonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$7.2M$1.7M
JDADonlineSep 1, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026$1.3M$317K
Yahoo Fantasy SportsonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$3.6M$220K
SportsHub TechnologiesonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$717K$103K
Fantasy Sports GamesonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$615K$71.2K
DataForceonlineJan 1, 2026 – Feb 28, 2026$217K$40.8K
FastDraftonlineSep 1, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026$21.2K$1,434
OwnersBoxonlineSep 1, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026$52.0K$51

Online casino by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
PENN EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$39.7B$1.1B
Boyd GamingonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$26.7B$816M
Rush Street GamingonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$12.9B$465M
Caesars EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$4.9B$163M
Golden NuggetonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$2.9B$91.4M
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$2.0B$72.1M
Bally's CorporationonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.5B$53.7M
Churchill Downs IncorporatedonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$1.5B$53.7M
MoheganonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$839M$32.4M
The Cordish CompaniesonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$660M$20.3M
Poarch Band of Creek IndiansonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$567M$15.3M
Mount AiryonlineSep 1, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026$310M$11.7M

Online poker by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
PENN EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026—$7.3M
Caesars EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026—$6.2M
Rush Street GamingonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026—$5.4M
Mount AiryonlineSep 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026—$5.1M
Boyd GamingonlineApr 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026—$4.5M

Sports (online) by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
PENN EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$4.1B$393M
Boyd GamingonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$2.9B$381M
Churchill Downs IncorporatedonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$439M$50.3M
Rush Street GamingonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$326M$31.6M
Caesars EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$247M$16.1M
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$107M$9.5M
MoheganonlineSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$5.5M$476K

Sports (retail) by operator, latest reported 12-month window

Available reports only; missing months may make totals incomplete. License-holder totals may include partner-operated brands; rows are not necessarily additive.

OperatorChannelReported periodHandleGGR
The Cordish CompaniesretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$77.3M$9.2M
Rush Street GamingretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$85.2M$7.9M
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$58.2M$6.3M
PENN EntertainmentretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$55.2M$4.6M
Caesars EntertainmentretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$16.6M$2.5M
MoheganretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$19.8M$2.3M
Poarch Band of Creek IndiansretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$12.8M$1.7M
Churchill Downs IncorporatedretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$6.9M$829K
Boyd GamingretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$22.8M$670K
Mount AiryretailSep 1, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026$6.7M$173K
What these figures mean
  • Commercial casinos: GGR is slot machine gross terminal revenue plus table game gross revenue. Tax paid is state tax plus local share assessments on slots and table games.
  • Daily fantasy: GGR is the report's "Fantasy Contest Adjusted Revenue" line. Tax paid is state tax on fantasy contests (15%).
  • Online casino: GGR is gross revenue from interactive slots and banking tables. Tax paid is state tax plus local share assessments on interactive gaming.
  • Online poker: GGR is poker rake and tournament fees. Tax paid is state tax plus local share assessments on interactive poker.
  • Sports (online): GGR is the report's "Revenue" line before promotional credits. Adjusted revenue is the report's "Gross Revenue (Taxable)" line after promotional credits. Tax paid is state tax on online sports wagering (36%).
  • Sports (retail): GGR is the report's "Revenue" line before promotional credits. Adjusted revenue is the report's "Gross Revenue (Taxable)" line after promotional credits. Tax paid is state tax on retail sports wagering (36%).
Revenue report sources (6)

Lottery

Status
Live · Monopoly State
NotesDedicated to programs for older Pennsylvanians (property tax/rent rebates, transit, long-term care). Gov. Shapp signed Act 91 of 1971 creating the Lottery; tickets went on sale March 7, 1972, with the first drawing held March 15, 1972.
[8],[9]
Authorized
Aug 26, 1971
72 P.S. § 3761-1 et seq. (State Lottery Law, Act 91 of 1971)
First tickets sold
Mar 7, 1972
Run by
Pennsylvania Lottery
Minimum age
18[10]
Multistate games
Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life[8],[27]
Where the money goes
Lottery profits, after prizes and expenses, go to programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians: property tax and rent rebates, pharmaceutical assistance, transit, and Medicaid long-term care services (administered by the Depts. of Aging, Revenue, Transportation, and Human Services). Act 97 of 2019 requires dedicating at least 20% of each dollar earned from traditional (non-iLottery) games to these senior programs through FY2023-24, reverting to 25% on July 1, 2024 unless extended; Act 42 of 2017 excludes iLottery revenue and retailer incentive payments from this profit mandate.[8]
Online sales (iLottery)
Live · since May 1, 2018
Launched with 11 instant games and now offers 90+ e-instants plus Keno-style draw games.
[10]
Courier services
Not authorized
NotesJackpocket has operated as a courier for PA Lottery multistate draw games (buying tickets in person at a licensed retailer on a customer's behalf), but Pennsylvania has adopted no courier-specific statute or regulation either authorizing or banning the practice.
[22]?
Lottery sales and money kept by the stateState fiscal years
SalesKept by the stateOnline gambling legalized
$2.0B$4.0B$6.0BFY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY20241$4.4B$1.1B
  1. 1Oct 30, 2017: online sports betting, online casino and online poker legalized · launched: online sports betting May 28, 2019; online casino Jul 15, 2019; online poker Nov 1, 2019
Yearly figures
Fiscal yearSalesPrizesAdministrationKept by the statePrize share
FY2024$4.4B$3.2B$93.2M$1.1B72%
FY2023$4.6B$3.3B$93.0M$1.2B72%
FY2022$4.6B$3.4B$86.8M$1.2B73%
FY2021$4.9B$3.5B$86.7M$1.3B73%
FY2020$4.1B$2.9B$107M$1.1B71%
FY2019$4.2B$2.9B$94.4M$1.2B70%
FY2018$3.9B$2.7B$85.6M$1.1B70%
FY2017$3.7B$2.6B$81.8M$1.1B70%
FY2016$3.9B$2.6B$78.2M$1.1B68%
FY2015$3.5B$2.4B$40.0M$1.1B68%
FY2014$3.5B$2.4B$67.7M$1.1B67%
FY2013$3.4B$2.3B$72.3M$1.1B67%
FY2012$3.2B$2.1B$69.1M$1.1B65%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Finances

Lottery timeline

  • May 1, 2018 · Launched · iLottery
    Pennsylvania iLottery platform goes live with 11 instant games[10]
  • Mar 7, 1972 · Launched · Lottery
    Pennsylvania Lottery begins ticket sales (first drawing held March 15, 1972)[9]
  • Aug 26, 1971 · Legalized · Lottery
    Gov. Shapp signs the State Lottery Law (Act 91 of 1971), creating the Pennsylvania Lottery[8]

Licensed operators

OperatorBrandVerticalLicenseStatusLaunchedPartner / venue
Bally's CorporationWind Creek CasinoOnline casinoInteractive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated)activeJul 24, 2020poarch-band-of-creek-indians · Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino[49]
Bally's CorporationBally CasinoOnline casinoInteractive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated)activeJun 8, 2023Bally's Pennsylvania, LLC[49]
Bally's CorporationMonopoly CasinoOnline casinoInteractive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated)activeJul 17, 2025Bally's Pennsylvania, LLC[49]
bet365bet365 Casino (Presque Isle)Online casinoactiveJul 19, 2024Presque Isle Downs Casino (PID, LLC)[49]
BetMGMBetMGM Casino (Hollywood PNRC)Online casinoactiveDec 4, 2020penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[49]
BetMGMBorgata Online Casino (PA)Online casinoactiveFeb 24, 2021Rivers Casino Philadelphia[49]
Caesars EntertainmentTropicana PAOnline casinoactiveApr 25, 2023Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[49]
Caesars EntertainmentCaesars Palace Online Casino (PA)Online casinoactiveAug 4, 2023Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[49]
Caesars EntertainmentHorseshoe Online Casino (PA)Online casinoactiveOct 24, 2024Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[49]
DraftKingsGolden Nugget Casino (PA)Online casinoInteractive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated)activeAug 10, 2023[49]
DraftKingsDraftKings Casino (Hollywood PNRC)Online casinoactiveMay 1, 2020penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[49]
Fanatics Betting and GamingFanatics Casino (Hollywood York)Online casinoactiveMar 26, 2025penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino York[49]
FanDuelPlayLive! CasinoOnline casinoInteractive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated)activeAug 14, 2020cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia (Stadium Casino RE, LLC)[49]
FanDuelFanDuel Casino (Valley Forge)Online casinoactiveJan 24, 2020Valley Forge Casino Resort[49]
FlowPlayImperial Treasures CasinoOnline casinoactiveFeb 13, 2026poarch-band-of-creek-indians · Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino[49]
Flutter EntertainmentPokerStars Casino (Mount Airy)Online casinoactive2023Mount Airy Casino Resort[49]
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentbetParx CasinoOnline casinoInteractive Gaming Certificateholder (self-operated)activeMar 15, 2022Parx Casino[49]
MoheganMohegan PA CasinoOnline casinoInteractive Gaming Operator (Mohegan Digital Services LLC)activeApr 5, 2024Mohegan Pennsylvania (Downs Racing, LP)[49]
Pala InteractiveStardust Casino (PA)Online casinoactiveMay 2, 2023Valley Forge Casino Resort[49]
PENN EntertainmenttheScoreBet Casino (Hollywood York)Online casinoactiveDec 1, 2025Hollywood Casino York[49]
PENN EntertainmentHollywood Casino (online, York)Online casinoactiveDec 19, 2024Hollywood Casino York[49]
Rush Street InteractivePlaySugarHouse CasinoOnline casinoactiveJul 19, 2019Rivers Casino Philadelphia (SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP)[49]
Rush Street InteractiveBetRivers Casino (PA)Online casinoactiveJan 30, 2020Rivers Casino Philadelphia[49]
BetMGMBorgata Online Poker (PA)Online pokeractiveApr 29, 2021Rivers Casino Philadelphia[49]
BetMGMBetMGM Poker (Hollywood PNRC)Online pokeractiveApr 29, 2021penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[49]
DraftKingsDraftKings Poker (Hollywood PNRC)Online pokeractiveOct 17, 2024penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[49]
Flutter EntertainmentWSOP (PA)Online pokeractiveJul 15, 2021Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[49]
Rush Street InteractiveBetRivers Poker (PA)Online pokeractiveSep 17, 2024Rivers Casino Philadelphia[49]
bet365bet365 Sportsbook (Presque Isle)Sports (online)activeJul 19, 2024Presque Isle Downs Casino[50]
Betfred USAWind Creek Sportsbook (PA online)Sports (online)activeDec 23, 2020poarch-band-of-creek-indians · Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino[50]
BetMGMBetMGM Sportsbook (Hollywood Morgantown)Sports (online)activeDec 18, 2020Hollywood Casino Morgantown[50]
Caesars EntertainmentCaesars Sportsbook (PA online)Sports (online)activeMar 13, 2020Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[50]
DraftKingsDraftKings Sportsbook (PA online, The Meadows)Sports (online)activeNov 7, 2019The Meadows Racetrack and Casino[50]
Fanatics Betting and GamingFanatics Sportsbook (Hollywood York)Sports (online)activeJan 24, 2024Hollywood Casino York[50]
FanDuelFanDuel Sportsbook (PA online)Sports (online)activeJul 25, 2019Valley Forge Casino Resort[50]
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentbetParx SportsbookSports (online)activeMar 15, 2022Parx Casino[50]
PENN EntertainmenttheScoreBet Sportsbook (PA)Sports (online)activeDec 1, 2025Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[50],[49]
Rush Street InteractiveBetRivers Sportsbook (PA)Sports (online)activeJun 27, 2019Rivers Casino Pittsburgh[50]
Rush Street InteractivePlaySugarHouse SportsbookSports (online)activeMay 31, 2019Rivers Casino Philadelphia[50]
Betfred USABetfred Sports / Windcreek Sports (retail)Sports (retail)activeNov 18, 2020poarch-band-of-creek-indians · Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino[50]
Caesars EntertainmentCaesars Sportsbook (PA)Sports (retail)activeJan 24, 2019Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[50]
DraftKingsDraftKings Sportsbook (The Meadows, retail)Sports (retail)activeOct 10, 2019The Meadows Racetrack and Casino (Washington Trotting Association, LLC)[50]
FanDuelFanDuel Sportsbook (Valley Forge, retail)Sports (retail)activeMar 13, 2019Valley Forge Casino Resort[50]
FanDuelFanDuel Sportsbook (Live! Philadelphia, retail)Sports (retail)activeJan 16, 2021cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[50]
FanDuelFanDuel Sportsbook (Live! Pittsburgh, retail)Sports (retail)activeNov 24, 2020cordish-companies · Live! Casino Pittsburgh[50]
Flutter EntertainmentMount Airy Sportsbook (retail)Sports (retail)activeSep 11, 2019Mount Airy Casino Resort[50]
Kambi GroupParx Sportsbook (retail/OTB)Sports (retail)activeJan 10, 2019Parx Casino and OTB sportsbooks[50]
Kambi GroupParx Casino Shippensburg SportsbookSports (retail)activeJan 26, 2023Parx Casino Shippensburg (GW Cumberland Op Co)[50]
Kambi GroupPresque Isle Downs Sportsbook (retail)Sports (retail)activeJul 26, 2019Presque Isle Downs Casino[50]
Kambi GroupMohegan Pennsylvania SportsbookSports (retail)activeJun 24, 2024Mohegan Sun Pocono and Downs at Lehigh Valley[50]
Kambi GroupHollywood York Sportsbook (retail)Sports (retail)activeAug 12, 2021Hollywood Casino York[50]
Kambi GroupHollywood Morgantown Sportsbook (retail)Sports (retail)activeDec 22, 2021Hollywood Casino Morgantown[50]
PENN EntertainmentHollywood PNRC Sportsbook (retail/OTB)Sports (retail)activeNov 17, 2018Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[50]
Rush Street InteractiveRivers Casino Pittsburgh Sportsbook (retail)Sports (retail)activeDec 15, 2018Rivers Casino Pittsburgh[50]
Rush Street InteractiveRivers Casino Philadelphia Sportsbook (retail)Sports (retail)activeDec 15, 2018Rivers Casino Philadelphia[50]
Caesars EntertainmentCaesars Online (Harrah's Philadelphia, legacy URL)Online casinoexited (Apr 25, 2023)Apr 23, 2020Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack[49]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedBetAmerica (PA iGaming)Online casinoexited (Apr 2021)Jan 30, 2020Presque Isle Downs Casino[49]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedTwinSpires Casino (PA)Online casinoexited (Feb 15, 2023)Apr 20, 2021Presque Isle Downs Casino[49]
Digital Gaming Corporation USAJackpot CityOnline casinoexited (Sep 9, 2025)Dec 8, 2023cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[49]
Digital Gaming Corporation USASpin PalaceOnline casinoexited (Sep 9, 2025)Jul 1, 2021cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[49]
Digital Gaming Corporation USABetway (PA)Online casinoexited (Mar 4, 2025)Jul 1, 2021cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[49]
EntainUnibet InteractiveOnline casinoexited (Jun 21, 2024)Nov 15, 2019Mohegan Pennsylvania[49]
Fanatics Betting and GamingPointsBet (PA iGaming)Online casinoexited (Jan 21, 2024)Apr 14, 2022penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[49]
Flutter EntertainmentFoxBetOnline casinoexited (Aug 31, 2023)Nov 6, 2019Mount Airy Casino Resort[49]
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentbetParx Casino (legacy URL)Online casinoexited (Mar 14, 2022)Jul 2019Parx Casino[49]
PENN EntertainmentHollywood Casino (legacy online, PNRC)Online casinoexited (Dec 14, 2023)Jul 18, 2019Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[49]
PENN EntertainmentBarstool Sportsbook / Casino (PA iGaming)Online casinoexited (Nov 14, 2023)May 5, 2021Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[49]
PENN EntertainmentESPN Bet (PA iGaming)Online casinoexited (Dec 1, 2025)Nov 14, 2023Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[49]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedTwinSpires Sportsbook (PA)Sports (online)exited (Feb 15, 2023)Dec 19, 2019Presque Isle Downs Casino[50]
Churchill Downs IncorporatedBetAmerica Sportsbook (PA)Sports (online)exited (Apr 19, 2021)Jan 30, 2020Presque Isle Downs Casino[50]
Digital Gaming Corporation USABetway (PA sports)Sports (online)exited (Jul 31, 2024)Jul 1, 2021cordish-companies · Live! Casino Philadelphia[50]
EntainUnibet Sportsbook (PA)Sports (online)exited (Jun 21, 2024)Nov 15, 2019Mohegan Pennsylvania[50]
Fanatics Betting and GamingPointsBet Sportsbook (Hollywood York)Sports (online)exited (Jan 21, 2024)Feb 10, 2022Hollywood Casino York[50]
Flutter EntertainmentFoxBet Sportsbook (PA)Sports (online)exited (Aug 31, 2023)Sep 7, 2019Mount Airy Casino Resort[50]
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentParx Sportsbook (legacy URL)Sports (online)exited (Mar 14, 2022)Jun 27, 2019Parx Casino[50]
PENN EntertainmentBarstool Sportsbook (PA sports)Sports (online)exited (Nov 14, 2023)Sep 18, 2023Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[50]
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentParx Race & Sportsbook at MalvernSports (retail)exited (Sep 6, 2023)Malvern, PA satellite location[50]
Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentSouth Philadelphia Turf Club SportsbookSports (retail)exited (Sep 21, 2024)Jan 17, 2019South Philadelphia Turf Club satellite location[50]

Casinos

18 properties open.

PropertyTypeCityOperatorOpenedSportsbookHotel
Happy Valley Casino
A Category 4 mini-casino.
[76]		Commercial casinoState CollegeSaratoga Casino Holdings
Hollywood Casino Morgantown
A Category 4 mini-casino.
[76]		Commercial casinoMorgantownPENN Entertainment
Hollywood Casino York
A Category 4 mini-casino inside the York Galleria mall.
[76]		Commercial casinoYorkPENN Entertainment
Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia[76]Commercial casinoPhiladelphiaThe Cordish CompaniesYes
Live! Casino Pittsburgh
A Category 4 mini-casino inside the Westmoreland Mall.
[76]		Commercial casinoGreensburgThe Cordish Companies
Mount Airy Casino Resort[76]Commercial casinoMount PoconoMount AiryYes
Parx Casino Shippensburg
A Category 4 mini-casino.
[76]		Commercial casinoShippensburgGreenwood Gaming and Entertainment
Rivers Casino Philadelphia
Formerly SugarHouse Casino.
[76]		Commercial casinoPhiladelphiaRush Street Gaming
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh[76]Commercial casinoPittsburghRush Street Gaming
The Casino at Nemacolin
A Category 3 resort casino at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort; formerly Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin.
[76]		Commercial casinoFarmingtonNemacolin Woodlands ResortYes
Valley Forge Casino Resort
A Category 3 resort casino.
[76]		Commercial casinoKing of PrussiaYes
Wind Creek Bethlehem
Formerly Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem; sold to Wind Creek Hospitality in 2019.
[76]		Commercial casinoBethlehemPoarch Band of Creek IndiansYes
Harrah's Philadelphia
Formerly Harrah's Chester.
[76]		RacinoChesterCaesars Entertainment
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course[76]RacinoGrantvillePENN Entertainment
Hollywood Casino at The Meadows[76]RacinoNorth Strabane TownshipPENN Entertainment
Mohegan Pennsylvania[76]RacinoPlains TownshipMohegan
Parx Casino and Racing
Formerly Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino.
[76]		RacinoBensalemGreenwood Gaming and Entertainment
Presque Isle Downs & Casino[76]RacinoErieChurchill Downs Incorporated

Enforcement

Penalties against licensed companies

DateAgainstActionAmountWhat happened
Sep 23, 2026CountR GmbHFine$50,000PGCB fined gaming-services licensee CountR GmbH $50,000 for an unapproved change of control of its license and unpaid licensing fees.[51]
Sep 23, 2026MGM Resorts InternationalFine
Commercial casinos
$50,250PGCB fined MGM Resorts International $50,250 for filing a Principal Licensing application late.[51]
May 20, 2026Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc.Fine
Commercial casinos
$40,000PGCB fined the Parx Casino operator $40,000 for three instances of underage individuals accessing the gaming floor and playing slot machines or table games.[52]
May 20, 2026YFS Sub, LLCFine
Daily fantasy
$50,000PGCB fined fantasy-contest operator YFS Sub (a Yahoo Fantasy Sports subsidiary) $50,000 for failing to notify the Board and obtain approval for a change of control of its license.[52]
May 20, 2026Wind Creek Bethlehem, LLCFine
Online casino
$50,000PGCB fined Wind Creek Bethlehem $50,000 for failing to follow Know-Your-Customer guidelines, which resulted in fraudulent withdrawals of more than $92,000 from its iGaming accounts.[52]
May 20, 2026Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc.Fine
Online casino
$40,000In the same action, PGCB fined Greenwood a further $40,000 for employing five unlicensed individuals who had access to iGaming account holders' personal identifying information through its betParx platform.[52]
Mar 25, 2026BetMGM, LLCFine
Online casino
$100,000PGCB fined BetMGM $100,000 after finding its Know-Your-Customer procedures on the BetMGM/Borgata platforms were inadequate, letting four fraud rings open accounts with stolen identities and payment devices and generate roughly $2 million in combined wagering.[53]
Feb 25, 2026Relax Gaming North America, LLCFine
Online casino
$32,500PGCB fined licensed internet gaming manufacturer Relax Gaming North America $32,500 for executing a change of control before obtaining Board approval.[54]
Feb 25, 2026Holding Acquisition Co., L.P.Fine
Commercial casinos
$70,000PGCB fined the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh operator $70,000 for seven instances of allowing self-excluded individuals onto the casino floor to gamble.[54]
Nov 19, 2025Mann & Sidhu, Inc.License revoked
VGTs / VLTs
PGCB revoked the establishment and individual principal licenses of the Bald Eagle Truck Stop's VGT operation after finding no credentialed employee on duty, a minor placing wagers, and the location failing to maintain the fuel-sales volume required for truck-stop VGT eligibility.[55]
Nov 19, 2025Raceway Management Company, Inc.Fine
VGTs / VLTs
$89,500PGCB fined Raceway Management Company $89,500 across its Gibson and Lake Ariel video gaming terminal locations for repeatedly operating without a Board-certified employee present.[55]
Oct 22, 2025Vasas, Inc. (d/b/a Lucky Seven Travel Plaza)Fine
VGTs / VLTs
$50,000PGCB fined the VGT location's license holder $45,000 and its two owners $2,500 each after minors accessed the VGT room and operated the machines with no Board-credentialed employee on duty.[56]
Sep 24, 2025Valley Forge Casino Resort operatorFine
Commercial casinos
$30,000PGCB fined Valley Forge Casino Resort's operator $30,000 after a 13-year-old used his father's ID to get onto the gaming floor and gambled on slot machines for more than six hours.[57]
Jul 23, 2025Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, LPFine
Commercial casinos
$30,000In the same action, PGCB fined the Rivers Philadelphia Casino operator $30,000 for two instances of allowing underage patrons onto the gaming floor, including a 17-year-old who used another person's ID on three consecutive days.[58]
Jul 23, 2025Betfair Interactive US LLC (d/b/a FanDuel)Fine
Sports (online)
$40,000PGCB fined FanDuel $40,000 for failing to properly license several employees who had access to or could adjust customer account information.[58]
Feb 26, 2025PID, LLCFine
Commercial casinos
$81,575PGCB fined the Presque Isle Downs & Casino operator a combined $81,575 ($50,000 for operating with fewer than its approved number of slot machines, $31,575 for a late Principal License filing).[59]
Jan 29, 2025BetMGM, LLCFine
Online casino
$260,905PGCB fined BetMGM $260,905 for 152 instances in which individuals on the Board's interactive self-exclusion list were able to gamble on the BetMGM/Borgata platforms, following a 2021 database audit and later self-reported incidents.[60]
Jun 26, 2024Stadium Casino RE, LLCFine
Sports (retail)
$100,000PGCB fined the Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia operator $100,000 after sportsbook staff accepted and placed 15 "proxy" wagers totaling $287,421 over eight days for a patron who was not physically present; the employees involved were fired and lost their gaming licenses.[61]
Mar 20, 2024Crown PA DFS, Inc. (d/b/a DraftKings)Fine
Pick'em fantasy
$10,000PGCB fined DraftKings $10,000 for continuing to let Pennsylvania players access its "Reignmakers" fantasy contests after the Board had ordered the contests made unavailable in the state.[62]
Feb 21, 2024Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLCFine
Sports (online)
$97,500PGCB fined the operator $97,500 for inadequate fraud-prevention protocols on its Penn Interactive (Barstool Sportsbook) online gaming and sports-wagering platforms, which let people open multiple accounts with others' stolen identities and payment devices.[63]
Feb 21, 2024Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLCFine
Commercial casinos
$50,000In the same action, PGCB fined the operator a further $50,000 for three incidents in which people under 21 accessed the Hollywood Casino York gaming floor.[63]
Feb 21, 2024Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, LPFine
Commercial casinos
$65,000PGCB fined the Rivers Casino Philadelphia operator $65,000 for failing to meet minimum staffing requirements for 40 days and failing to promptly report a voucher theft to the Board and state police.[63]
Nov 15, 2023Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLCFine
Commercial casinos
$40,000PGCB fined the Hollywood Casino at Penn National operator $40,000 for three instances in which individuals under 21 entered the gaming floor and gambled.[64]
Oct 18, 2023Stadium Casino Westmoreland RE, LLCFine
Commercial casinos
$30,000PGCB fined the Live! Casino Pittsburgh operator $30,000 ($20,000 for letting two self-excluded individuals gamble on the floor, $10,000 for allowing an underage patron to play slots).[65]
Oct 18, 2023Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.Fine
VGTs / VLTs
$25,000PGCB fined Love's $25,000 for failing to report ownership-structure changes at five of its video gaming terminal truck-stop locations.[65]
Jul 26, 2023Downs Racing, L.P.Fine
Commercial casinos
$50,000PGCB fined the Mohegan Pennsylvania operator $50,000 after individuals under 21 repeatedly gained access to the gaming floor to gamble, including one who was served alcohol.[66]
May 25, 2023Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLCFine
Commercial casinos
$78,000PGCB fined the Hollywood Casino York operator $78,000 for failing to meet the casino's minimum security staffing requirements.[67]
Apr 26, 2023Mount AiryFine
Commercial casinos
$120,000PGCB fined Mount Airy Casino Resort's operator $120,000 for failing to timely submit internal audit plans required as a condition of its license.[68]
Mar 22, 2023Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLCFine
Sports (online)
$45,000PGCB fined the Hollywood Casino at Penn National operator $45,000 after five individuals on the iGaming self-exclusion list were able to keep gambling on its online Barstool Sportsbook platform.[69]

Actions against unlicensed operators

DateAgainstActionAmountWhat happened
Apr 2025Unlicensed sweepstakes-casino operators (18 companies, domestic and offshore)Cease and desist
Sweepstakes casinos
PGCB's Office of Enforcement Counsel disclosed at a legislative hearing that it had sent cease-and-desist letters to 18 sweepstakes-casino operators it considers illegal unlicensed online gambling; the Board said all 18 complied, though it told lawmakers it lacks clear statutory authority to pursue stronger legal remedies.[70]

Problem gambling

State problem-gambling helpline number/name
1-800-GAMBLER (Pennsylvania Gambling Helpline, operated by the Council on Compulsive Gambling of PA for DDAP); text/chat at 1-800-522-4700[71],[72]
Statutory problem gambling funding (amount or % of tax)
Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment Fund established by Act 71 of 2004 (PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act); administered by DDAP[72]
Name and terms of the statewide self-exclusion program
PGCB statewide Self-Exclusion Program (since 2006, expanded under Act 42 of 2017); new online enrollment system launched July 2023; violation is criminal trespass[47]

Self-exclusion enrollment

ProgramCountAs ofPeopleNotes
All gamblingEver enrolledAug 8, 202534,000About 34,000 since the program began in 2006. Reported by Casino.org from the Board's data portal.[73]
New enrollmentsJun 30, 20269,677Fiscal year July 2025 to June 2026.[74]
New enrollmentsJun 30, 20258,197Fiscal year July 2024 to June 2025, all Gaming Control Board programs.[74]
New enrollmentsDec 31, 20247,491Calendar year 2024 (3,545 online casino, 3,043 casino, 503 fantasy contests, 400 video gaming terminals). Reported by Casino.org from the Board's data portal.[73]
New enrollmentsDec 31, 20235,459Calendar year 2023. Reported by Casino.org from the Board's data portal.[73]
New enrollmentsDec 31, 20224,242Calendar year 2022, all Gaming Control Board programs. Reported by Casino.org from the Board's data portal.[73]

Helpline contacts

YearContactsNotes
202426.8KCalls and texts to the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania, calendar year. 2,168 were intake calls from people seeking help. Reported by Casino.org.[75]

Economy

Adults 21 and over
9.9M (2024; 13.0M residents)
Gambling revenue per adult
$710 in 2025 · 6th of 29 states with a full year of reports
$7.0B kept by operators from commercial casinos, daily fantasy, online casino, online poker, sports (online), sports (retail), divided by adults 21 and over. Tribal casinos and the lottery are not included.
Gambling taxes collected
$2.8B in FY2025 · 4.9% of all state taxes
Gambling jobs
14.2K in 2025 · $54,476 average annual pay
Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years
Gambling taxesLottery proceeds
$1.0B$2.0B$3.0BFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$2.8B$1.1B

Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling. Lottery proceeds are what the lottery transfers to the state after prizes and costs.

Gambling jobsAnnual average
10.0K20.0K20152017201920212023202514.2K

Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.

Gambling jobs by industry, 2025

IndustryOwnershipEmployersJobsAverage pay
Gambling industriesprivately owned847,834$53,500
Casino hotelsprivately owned86,403$55,670

Taxes by fiscal year

Fiscal yearAmusement taxesPari-mutuel taxesShare of state taxesLottery proceeds
FY2025$2.6B$170M4.90%—
FY2024$2.3B$188M4.53%$1.1B
FY2023$2.0B$175M3.95%$1.2B
FY2022$1.8B$8.7M3.36%$1.2B
FY2021$1.8B$10.4M3.65%$1.3B
FY2020$1.2B$6.9M3.00%$1.1B
FY2019$1.7B$9.7M3.91%$1.2B
FY2018$1.6B$10.2M4.07%$1.1B
FY2017$1.4B$10.4M3.72%$1.1B
FY2016$1.4B$10.3M3.79%$1.1B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)

Timeline

  • Sep 24, 2026 · Other · Sweepstakes casinos
    HB 2801 (sweepstakes ban + skill-game licensing framework) referred to House Gaming Oversight Committee[16]
  • Aug 1, 2026 · Court Ruling · Skill games
    PA Supreme Court dismisses casino-industry petition over unequal slot-machine taxation of skill games[45]?
  • Jun 17, 2026 · Court Ruling · Skill games
    PA Supreme Court rules skill games are regulated slot machines subject to the Gaming Act and Crimes Code[19],[46]
    In re Three Pennsylvania Skill Amusement Devices; Commonwealth v. POM of Pennsylvania, LLC, J-96-2025 (Pa. June 17, 2026)
  • Apr 6, 2026 · Court Ruling · Prediction markets
    Third Circuit (covering PA) rules 2-1 for Kalshi, holding CEA preempts conflicting state gambling law[17]
    Arose from a New Jersey case but binds the circuit including Pennsylvania.
  • Oct 3, 2025 · Other · Prediction markets
    PGCB Executive Director Kevin O'Toole sends letter urging Congress/CFTC to bar sports event contracts[17]
  • Apr 11, 2025 · Cease And Desist · Sweepstakes casinos
    PGCB sends 18 cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes-casino operators[15]
  • Jul 1, 2023 · Other · Commercial casinos
    PGCB launches new online self-exclusion enrollment system[47]
  • Jan 1, 2020 · Compact Signed · Online poker
    Pennsylvania joins the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA)[4]?
  • Nov 1, 2019 · Launched · Online poker
    Online poker goes live in Pennsylvania as part of the igaming rollout[4]
  • Jul 22, 2019 · Launched · Sports (online)
    FanDuel Sportsbook launches online in Pennsylvania[2]
  • Jul 15, 2019 · Launched · Online casino
    Coordinated go-live date for PA online casino (igaming) certificate holders[4]
  • May 28, 2019 · Launched · Sports (online)
    SugarHouse Casino launches first online/mobile sportsbook in PA[2]
  • Nov 17, 2018 · Launched · Sports (retail)
    Hollywood Casino (Penn National) opens Pennsylvania's first retail sportsbook[3]
  • May 1, 2018 · Launched · iLottery
    Pennsylvania iLottery platform goes live with 11 instant games[10]
  • Apr 28, 2018 · Launched · Daily fantasy
    PA fantasy-contest licensing regime begins; state becomes 17th to legalize DFS[12]
  • Oct 30, 2017 · Legalized · Sports (online)
    Gov. Wolf signs Act 42 of 2017 omnibus gaming expansion (sports wagering, igaming, VGTs, DFS, airport gaming)[5],[48]
    Act of Oct. 30, 2017, P.L. 419, No. 42
  • Jan 1, 2010 · Expanded · Commercial casinos
    Table games authorized at PA casinos[1]
  • Nov 14, 2006 · Launched · Commercial casinos
    First PA slot-machine casinos open[6]
  • Jul 5, 2004 · Legalized · Commercial casinos
    Gov. Rendell signs Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (Act 71 of 2004)[24]
    Act of July 5, 2004, P.L. 572, No. 71
  • Mar 7, 1972 · Launched · Lottery
    Pennsylvania Lottery begins ticket sales (first drawing held March 15, 1972)[9]
  • Aug 26, 1971 · Legalized · Lottery
    Gov. Shapp signs the State Lottery Law (Act 91 of 1971), creating the Pennsylvania Lottery[8]
    Act of Aug. 26, 1971, P.L. 351, No. 91

Regulators

Sources

  1. Frequently Asked Questions · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania assesses a tax of 34% on the sports wagering certificate holders daily gross revenue with that revenue going into the General Fund, along with a 2% tax on that revenue to be used exclusively for grants for projects in the public interest in the Commonwealth.”
  2. Pennsylvania Sports Betting · OnlineGambling.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “SugarHouse Sportsbook taking the first online bets in the state...the long anticipated launch of FanDuel's online sportsbook finally happened on July 22, 2019”
  3. Online PA sports betting launch coverage · Legal Sports Report · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Hollywood Casino opened the first Pennsylvania sportsbook in November 2018”
  4. Pennsylvania Senate Passes iGaming Bill · Global Gaming Business · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “The proposed tax rates finally landed at 54% of gaming revenue on slots and 16% on poker and table games”
  5. Wondering how Pennsylvania came up with its lofty sports betting tax rate and licensing fee? · Legal Sports Report · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Pennsylvania's 36-percent sports gaming tax (the state portion is 34 percent and 2 percent goes to host communities) is very high compared to other states”
  6. Pennsylvania Casinos · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Hundreds of kids are left unattended annually at Pennsylvania Casinos”
  7. Casino number 17 for Pennsylvania · InterGame Online · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “the 17th casino in the state overall”
  8. The Pennsylvania Lottery and Lottery Fund · PA House Appropriations Committee · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Act 91 of 1971 created the lottery to raise money for older residents”
  9. Pennsylvania Lottery · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “The Pennsylvania Lottery sold its first tickets on March 7, 1972, and drew its first numbers on March 15, 1972.”
  10. The Pennsylvania Lottery and Lottery Fund (budget primer) · PA House Appropriations Committee · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Act 42 of 2017 allowed the department to add Keno and internet games...began with eleven instant games and now carries more than 90, plus two Keno-style games”
  11. 2020 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes, Title 4, Chapter 3, Section 331 · Justia · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Each licensed operator shall report to the department and pay from its monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenues... a tax of 15% of its monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenues.”
  12. Add Another Win For DraftKings, FanDuel: PA Becomes 17th State To Enact Daily Fantasy Sports Law · Legal Sports Report · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Generally, a participant in Fantasy Contests must be at least 18-years-old. If an individual is participating in a Fantasy Contest being offered within a Pennsylvania casino, they must be at least 21 years old.”
  13. Distributed gaming roadblocks growth in Pennsylvania · Vixio · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Part III of Title 4 was amended into law on October 30, 2017 (Act 42 of 2017, P.L. 419) to authorize VGTs at truck stops”
  14. Gaming Revenue Monthly VGT FY 2025-2026 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator report · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only (figures described via search summary; PDF not individually re-opened for full text)

    “State Tax (42%)”
  15. Pennsylvania Regulators Send 18 Cease-and-Desist Letters to Sweepstakes Operators · Covers.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “the board has issued 18 letters with those operators ceasing their operations in the state”
  16. Pennsylvania Bill Would Ban Sweepstakes Casinos, Regulate Skill Games · Gambling.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “allowing up to five skill-game or video-gaming terminal machines at clubs, liquor-licensed restaurants and bars, and qualified truck stops, with a 20% tax on gross terminal revenue”
  17. Kalshi Sues Ohio; Pennsylvania Regulator Warns Congress On Prediction Markets · Next Event Horizon (Substack) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “operate under the assertion that they are financial derivatives...pose a 'direct threat to the comprehensive regulatory system' that Pennsylvania has built”
  18. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Continues Fight Against Prediction Markets · Casino.org · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Continues Fight Against Prediction Markets”
  19. Skill games are slot machines, must adhere to Pa.'s gambling law, state Supreme Court rules · 6abc (WPVI) · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Skill games are slot machines, must adhere to Pa.'s gambling law, state Supreme Court rules”
  20. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Skill Games are Illegal · Covers.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “law enforcement can't take any action for 120 days”
  21. Pennsylvania top court's ruling shifts skill-game debate to legislature · CDC Gaming · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “Pennsylvania top court's ruling shifts skill-game debate to legislature”
  22. While online lottery falters, third-party app provides tickets through workaround · Commonwealth Beacon · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Secondary source only (covers Massachusetts specifically, used here for background); confirms couriers are formally regulated only in New York and New Jersey, with other states (including PA) lacking a courier-specific licensing regime.

  23. Is PrizePicks Allowed in Pennsylvania? · LegalClarity · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “PrizePicks cannot offer its paid pick'em contests in Pennsylvania... does not hold a Pennsylvania fantasy contest license or a sports wagering license... the paid Player Picks and Team Picks features are blocked within state lines.”
  24. Small Games of Chance Overview (REV-1750) · Pennsylvania Department of Revenue · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “the playing of small games of chance for the purpose of raising funds, by certain nonprofit associations, for the promotion of charitable or civic purposes, is in the public interest”
  25. PA House Introduces Esports Betting Legislation · White and Williams LLP · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Secondary legal-alert source only; describes the PGCB's position that it lacks authority to approve esports wagering because esports is not listed in the statutory "sporting event" definition, and the 2021 bill to amend that definition.

  26. Pennsylvania Lawmaker Resubmits Bill to Legalize Esports Betting · Covers.com · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Reports Rep. Ed Neilson's 2025 reintroduction (House Bill 1636) of legislation to add esports to the sports-wagering "sporting event" definition; enactment status not confirmed.

  27. Millionaire for Life · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Participating-lotteries table row for Pennsylvania reads "Pennsylvania / 2026 / C4L", where the key defines "C4L" as Cash4Life; shows Pennsylvania joined Millionaire for Life in 2026, replacing Cash4Life. The game is offered in 30 states plus D.C.

    “Pennsylvania ... 2026 ... C4L”
  28. The Pennsylvania Lottery and Lottery Fund · PA House Appropriations Committee · government other · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Same FY2019-20 appendix also lists a $334.0 million Community HealthChoices (long-term care) transfer, a $140.0 million Pharmaceutical Assistance Fund transfer, a $95.9 million Public Transportation Trust Fund transfer, and $75.0 million for Shared Ride transit.

    “paid property tax and rent rebates totaling $482.4 million”
  29. Local Option Small Games of Chance Act (Act 156 of 1988) · Pennsylvania General Assembly · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Section 914(5) separately sets a 21-and-over minimum for tavern games specifically: 'It shall be unlawful for an individual under 21 years of age to play or attempt to play.'

    “Permitting any person under 18 years of age to operate or play games of chance.”
  30. Pennsylvania sports betting · Fox Sports · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “betting is allowed on college sports in PA, including on Pennsylvania schools, but there is no wagering on college player props”
  31. Penn State Requests Restrictions on Pennsylvania Sports Betting · StateCollege.com · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Penn State Urges Moratorium On College Sports Wagers”
  32. 58 Pa. Code § 1408a.14 — Sports wagering accounts · Pennsylvania Code · regulation · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “with the player account requirements in Subpart L (relating to interactive gaming) of the Board's regulations”
  33. 58 Pa. Code § 812a.7 — Player funding of accounts · Pennsylvania Code · regulation · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “A player's credit card or debit card, including prepaid cards.”
  34. 58 Pa. Code § 812a.2 — Player account registration · Pennsylvania Code · regulation · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “other methodology for remote, multisourced authentication”
  35. 58 Pa. Code § 1407a.4 — Wagering device requirements generally · Pennsylvania Code · regulation · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Wagering devices shall have controls in place to review the accuracy and timeliness of any data feeds used to offer or settle wagers.”
  36. 58 Pa. Code § 1401a.6 — Permitted sports wagering activities · Pennsylvania Code · regulation · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Proposition wagering—Wagers placed on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a specific outcome of events within a game not directly involving the game's final outcome.”
  37. 4 Pa.C.S. § 1403 — Establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution · Onecle (statutory text mirror) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “each slot machine licensee shall pay a daily tax of 34% from its daily gross terminal revenue”
  38. Pennsylvania gaming revenue brief (Vol. 25, No. 16) · Allegheny Institute for Public Policy · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “gross terminal revenues are taxed at a rate of 54 percent...34 percent to the state, 13 percent for the Commonwealth Financing Authority (county grants) and 7 percent for the local share”
  39. Pennsylvania Casinos See Their Taxes Increased (July 27, 2016) · Casino.org · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “increasing taxes on casino table games from 14 to 16 percent”
  40. 4 Pa.C.S. § 13A62 — Table game taxes · Onecle (statutory text mirror) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “a tax of 12% of its daily gross table game revenue”
  41. PGCB press release on table games revenue (March 16, 2012) · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Pennsylvania taxes gross table games revenue at 16%”
  42. 2010 Pari-Mutuel Benchmark Report · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator report · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only; fund-percentage breakdown summarized via search, not independently re-fetched in full

  43. 4 Pa.C.S. § 331 - Fantasy contests tax · Justia (Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    Confirmed via search-result text; direct fetch not attempted this session. Also used to corroborate the $50,000 initial / $10,000 renewal DFS license fee (via a law-firm Act 42 summary) and to resolve a discrepancy against a 2016 pre-enactment bill (SB 1324) that had proposed a 5% rate.

    “Each licensed operator shall report to the department and pay from its monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenues... a tax of 15% of its monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenue”
  44. PA's sports betting taxes so high legal bookmakers may shun state · The Philadelphia Inquirer · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “the state portion is 34 percent and 2 percent goes to host communities”
  45. Casinos' Slot Machine Tax Case Booted by Pennsylvania Justices · Bloomberg Government · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only

    “Casinos' Slot Machine Tax Case Booted by Pennsylvania Justices”
  46. J-96-2025 Majority Opinion · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · court · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only (opinion identified via search; full PDF text not independently re-opened)

    “deeply flawed”
  47. Self-Exclusion Enrollment and Removal · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Your participation will not be shared with or visible to any other state agency”
  48. InterGame Online (VGT/Act 42 background) · InterGame Online · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

    secondary source only; generic publisher reference for Act 42 background

    “Act 42 of 2017”
  49. Licensed Interactive Gaming Certificateholders and Authorized Interactive Gaming Websites · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Below is the list of Category 1, 2, and 3 Slot Machine Licensees and Qualified Gaming Entities who have been awarded an Interactive Gaming Certificate ... Updated: 2/13/26”
  50. Sportsbook Master List · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “Below is the list of Category 1, 2, 3, and 4 Slot Machine Licensees who have been awarded a Sports Wagering Certificate by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board ... Updated: 12/20/2024”
  51. PA Gaming Control Board Approves Two Consent Agreements · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “MGM Resorts International: Fined $50,250 for filing a Principal Licensing application late.”
  52. PA Gaming Control Board Levies Fines Totaling $180,000 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Wind Creek Bethlehem, LLC ... failing to follow Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines, which resulted in fraudulent withdrawals from iGaming accounts totaling more than $92,000.”
  53. PA Gaming Control Board Fines BetMGM $100,000 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Inadequate Know-Your-Customer protocols ... allowed people to create and use multiple accounts with other individuals' personal identifying information, funded with stolen or fraudulently obtained payment devices.”
  54. PA Gaming Control Board Levies Fines Totaling $112,500 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Holding Acquisition Co., L.P. (operator of Rivers Casino Pittsburgh): $70,000 ... seven instances of allowing self-excluded individuals onto the casino floor to gamble.”
  55. PA Gaming Control Board Takes Enforcement Actions on Video Gaming Terminal Operators · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Mann & Sidhu, Inc. (Bald Eagle Truck Stop, McEllhatten): Establishment and Individual Principle licenses revoked, ending VGT operations at the location.”
  56. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $72,000 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “No Board-credentialed employees were on duty while VGTs were operating. Individuals under 21 accessed the VGT room, and minors operated VGT machines on two occasions.”
  57. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $30,000 Fine for an Underage Gambling Violation · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Allowed a 13-year-old to gain entry to the gaming floor and gamble.”
  58. PA Gaming Control Board Levies Two Fines Totaling $70,000 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Betfair Interactive US LLC, d/b/a Fanduel, a $40,000 fine for its failure to license several employees.”
  59. PA Gaming Control Board Levies Fines Totaling $81,575 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Both were assessed against PID, LLC, operator of Presque Isle Downs & Casino ... for having fewer than the approved number of active slot machines on the casino floor.”
  60. PA Gaming Control Board Levies Fines Totaling $282,205 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “152 instances in which an individual on the Board's Interactive Self-Exclusion List was allowed to gamble on the company's sites.”
  61. PA Gaming Control Board Fines Stadium Casino RE, LLC $100,000 · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Sportsbook team members at the casino accepted and placed 15 wagers totaling $287,421 over an eight-day period for a patron who was not physically present.”
  62. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $20,000 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Crown PA DFS, Inc., d/b/a DraftKings – $10,000 ... allowed Pennsylvania players to access its "Reignmakers" fantasy contests after the Board had ordered those contests made unavailable in the Commonwealth.”
  63. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $212,500 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Inadequate protocols that let people open multiple accounts using others' personal information, fund accounts with stolen or fraudulently obtained payment devices.”
  64. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $45,000 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC ... $40,000 for three instances in which individuals under 21 entered the gaming floor and gambled.”
  65. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $73,075 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.: $25,000 for not reporting ownership structure changes at five of its Video Gaming Terminal (VGT) truck stop locations.”
  66. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Levies $67,500 in Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Allowed individuals under 21 onto the gaming floor ... in another incident, a person under 21 gained access and was served alcohol.”
  67. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $100,350 In Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC (operator of Hollywood Casino York) $78,000 for failing to meet minimum security staffing requirements.”
  68. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $147,500 In Fines · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Mount Airy”
  69. PA Gaming Control Board Levies $60,000 In Fines Related To iGaming · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “Allowed five individuals on the iGaming Self-Exclusion list to gamble on its online Barstool Sportsbook.”
  70. Pennsylvania Regulators Send 18 Cease-and-Desist Letters to Sweepstakes Operators · Covers.com · press · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “The PGCB sent 18 cease-and-desist letters to companies offering online gaming to Pennsylvania residents without a license ... all 18 reportedly complied.”
  71. Shapiro Administration Kicks off Problem Gambling Awareness Month · PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “The Pennsylvania Lottery is proud to help fund the helpline, 1-800-GAMBLER”
  72. 2019 Compulsive and Problem Gambling Annual Report · PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
    “the remaining eight percent was used for administration, oversight of the programs, trainings, and helpline services associated with problem gambling”
  73. Pennsylvania Gambling Hotline Remains Busy, Self-Exclusion Jumps · Casino.org · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “"There were 7,491 self-exclusion enrollments last year, a 37% jump from 2023 when 5,459 persons self-excluded. In 2022, 4,242 self-excluded. In 2025, through August 8, 4,618 people have excluded." ”
  74. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Annual Report · Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
  75. Pennsylvania Gambling Hotline Remains Busy, Self-Exclusion Jumps · Casino.org · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
    “"In 2024, the organization fielded 26,751 calls... The agency spoke with 2,168 callers seeking help... the number of intake calls fell from 2,693 in 2023." ”
  76. List of casinos in Pennsylvania · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026