Pennsylvania's gambling revenue was 3.5% higher than the previous monthly record.
Money made from gaming in Pennsylvania
In November, Pennsylvania's gambling income hit a record high of $623.1 million, thanks in part to the state's sports betting market doing better than ever.
November beat the old high of $601.8 million set in May of this year by 3.5%. It was also 10.8% more than November 2024 and 4.4% more than this October.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's data showed increase in practically every sector, including sports betting and iGaming. There were, however, small drops in the land-based casino sector.
Pennsylvania's sports betting records fall
iGaming has been in the news a lot lately since it has broken records, but in November it was sports betting's time.
The sector's revenue reached an all-time high of $98.3 million, breaking the previous record of $77.1 million set in November of last year by 27.6%. This number was also 61.9% higher than what they got in October. Online betting brought in $92.4 million a month, while retail betting brought in $5.9 million.
Players spent $990.6 million, which is 2.3% higher than the previous record set in October and 5.9% more than November 2024. In November, people bet $946.6 million online and $44 million at retail sportsbooks.
Because of this, the state's overall grip at the end of November was 9.92%.
FanDuel and Valley Forge Casino Resort grabbed back the top spot after falling to second place in October. The hold was 11.85% since the revenue was $58.4 million and the handle was $372.9 million.
DraftKings and Hollywood Casino at the Meadows dropped to second place with $28.1 million, down from $299.8 million, for a hold of 9.37%. Hollywood Casino York and Fanatics Sportsbook came in third with $5.7 million off of $62.2 million, which is a hold of 9.16%.
iGaming is close to breaking its revenue record.
When it comes to iGaming, monthly sales were $242.7 million. This was 21.1% more than last year, but 3.4% less than the all-time record of $251.1 million in October.
income from online slots rose 24.7% to $185.4 million, and income from internet table games rose 11.1% to $55.1 million. But the amount of money made from online poker went down a little to $2.3 million.
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and its online gaming partners made the most money again, bringing in $91.3 million. Valley Forge Casino Resort and its partners came in second with $70.9 million, and Rivers Casino Philadelphia came in third with $38.2 million.
Revenue from land-based casinos went down. In other parts of the state, land-based slots brought in the most money for gaming, with $201.2 million. But this was 0.1% less than the year before. The amount of money made from retail table games also fell 3.6% to $74.7 million.
At truck stops, video game terminal sales were up 8.9% to $3.5 million, and fantasy sports sales went up 2.8% to $2.5 million.
The state got $260.9 million in taxes in November. This comprised $35.4 million from betting on sports, $109.3 million from iGaming, $101.4 million from land-based slots, and $12.6 million from retail tables.
