Pennsylvania casinos post second-best gaming revenue year

Pennsylvania casinos enjoyed table game revenue growth in their most recent fiscal year but it wasn’t enough to prevent a decline in overall gaming revenue.

On Monday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported the state’s 12 casinos generated table gaming revenue of just under $70m in June, a 2.16% rise over the same month last year. June’s figure brought the fiscal year table total to $866.5m, up 3.25% over the 2015-16 fiscal year.

Combined with the $2.33b the state’s slot machines generated in the 12 months ending June 30, Pennsylvania’s overall casino gaming revenue totaled $3.2b, a decline of less than 1% from the previous year’s record $3.22b.

The slots and table figures had very different trajectories throughout the past fiscal year. Slots experienced statewide declines in 10 of the 12 months, while table games reported nine months of gains.