{"id":20105,"date":"2024-04-18T09:48:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T09:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/?p=20105"},"modified":"2024-04-18T09:48:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T09:48:11","slug":"pennsylvania-reports-record-month-for-gaming-revenue-after-surge-during-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/18\/pennsylvania-reports-record-month-for-gaming-revenue-after-surge-during-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Reports Record Month For Gaming Revenue After Surge During March"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pennsylvania has reported a significant rise in igaming revenue following march, with the state exceeding its best ever previous month by over $20 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n Gaming revenue in Pennsylvania saw a dramatic increase of 7.6% compared to March 2023 with numbers rising to an impressive $554.6m this year compared to last.<\/p>\n The previous record month for igaming revenue in PA was $534.2m, with December’s record figures last year already smashed at the beginning of this year.<\/p>\n Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board commented that igaming \u201ccontinued to be the driver for the overall growth,\u201d after a 29% surge in revenue compared to the same month last year.<\/p>\n Land casino’s also played a major role in Pennsylvania’s strong March, with retail slot machine revenue increasing by 1.1% from last year. Casino table games revenue did decline but only by 0.8% to $85.2m.<\/p>\n Although igaming revenue saw a huge increase in March compared to 2023’s monthly figures, sports betting within PA struggled throughout the month despite the March Madness NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n Sports betting in Pennsylvania was legalised over seven years ago in 2017, with the first in-person sports betting wager taken in November 2018 followed by the first online sports wager in May 2019.<\/p>\n Revenue from sports betting saw a significant decline in Pennsylvania during March with a low of $45.6m – despite the Keystone State’s handle increasing by 10.7 % to $800.7m.<\/p>\nSports Betting Struggling In Pennsylvania<\/h3>\n
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