Pennsylvania casinos have good August as budget talks drag on

Pennsylvania casinos posted a modest revenue gain in August as state legislators continue to dither over potential gambling expansion.

Figures released this week by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) show the state’s 12 casinos earned table game revenue of just under $74.3m in August, a nearly 11% improvement over the same month last year.

Last week, the PGCB reported that August’s slot machine revenue was down 0.4% to $193.2m, putting August’s overall gaming revenue at $267.5m, for a year-on-year increase of 2.5%.

The state’s overall market leader was Parx Casino in Philadelphia, which generated total revenue of just over $48m ($32m slots, $16m tables). That was enough to relegate Las Vegas Sands’ Sands Bethlehem to second place with nearly $45.1m ($25.1m slots, $20m tables).