Gambling revenue at Pennsylvania casinos totaled $267,460,291 in August, a 6.8% drop compared to the previous month, according to statistics posted by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB).
The state’s 12 casinos took in a total of $193,190,477 in slots revenue for the month, with no operator beating its July numbers. Parx Casino came out the big winner at the machines, banking roughly $32 million. That figure is $2 million less than what it earned the previous month, however. Sands Bethlehem came in at a distant second with $25.1 million, a more than $1 million month over month drop. Nemacolin sat at the low end of the spectrum, posting just $2.5 million in slots winnings.
Total table game revenue amounted to $74,269,814, 4.6% less than its July numbers. All but two casinos, Parx and Valley Forge, experienced month over month declines. Sands topped the earnings list, bringing in nearly $20 million in table game revenue, with Parx on its heels with $16 million. Harrah’s Philadelphia dropped the farthest compared with its July figures in terms of table games, booking $1.1 million less.
Table games hit record highs in March and April of this year, with revenues of nearly $80 million each, after hitting a low point in February at $66 million.
Compared with the same period in 2016, slot revenues were virtually even while table game profits rose by nearly 11%. Total August gaming revenue was up by 2.5%, year-over-year.
Commonwealth gambling regulators collected over $107 million in taxes in August, with $95 million coming from slots and roughly $12 million from the 1,258 table games operating statewide.
Parx leads the pack in yearly gaming revenue, boasting $381 million, with Sands not far behind at $364 million. All told, PA casinos have grossed $2.17 billion in 2017.
Slots earnings depress growth
In July, casino revenue shot up by nearly 11% compared with the previous month, giving PA gambling operators a bright start to the 2017 fiscal year. August’s 7.62% downward trend is a disappointment, however, mostly due to a $16 million reduction in slots earnings.
August marks the eleventh month in a row that slot revenue has fallen short of its year-over-year markers. Slot operators experienced their best month this year in March, when they took in $210 million and their worst January, with $180 million.
| Casino | Slots | Table Games | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohegan Sun | $17,007,165 | $3,680,031 | $20,687,196 |
| Parx | $32,041,963 | $16,038,261 | $48,080,224 |
| Harrah's | $15,989,918 | $4,876,524 | $20,866,442 |
| Presque Isle | $10,225,570 | $1,313,075 | $11,538,645 |
| Meadows | $17,851,247 | $3,480,125 | $21,331,372 |
| Mount Airy | $13,203,638 | $4,134,837 | $17,338,475 |
| Penn National | $16,349,110 | $2,510,165 | $18,859,275 |
| Sands Bethlehem | $25,129,760 | $19,951,914 | $45,081,674 |
| The Rivers | $22,182,805 | $5,531,455 | $27,714,260 |
| SugarHouse | $14,017,385 | $9,052,540 | $23,069,925 |
| Valley Forge | $6,692,023 | $3,299,329 | $9,991,352 |
| Nemacolin | $2,499,894 | $401,558 | $2,901,452 |
| Totals | $193,190,478 | $74,269,814 | $267,460,292 |
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