The Keystone State’s gambling earnings saw a 7.9% surge in September compared to the previous year, fueled by a substantial increase in sports wagering income.

Pennsylvania’s overall gambling income in September reached $448.5 million, marking a 7.9% increase from $415.7 million in September of 2021 and a 5.4% rise from $425.4 million in August.

While traditional slot machines remain the primary revenue generator for Pennsylvania’s gambling operators, income in this sector experienced a slight 0.2% decrease in September, settling at $198.5 million. Revenue from conventional table games also saw a decline of 2.9%, reaching $81.6 million.

However, these dips were counterbalanced by growth in almost every other segment of the state’s market, including sports betting, which witnessed a significant jump in revenue from $28.3 million in 2021 to $50.2 million this year.

Of this total, $43 million originated from online betting, while the remaining $7.3 million came from traditional sports betting. The volume of sports bets also saw a 11.5% year-over-year increase, reaching $645.2 million.

Valley Forge Casino Resort and FanDuel emerged as the leaders in the sports betting market in September, generating $22.7 million in revenue from $213 million in bets. Hollywood Casino Meadows and Barstool closely followed, generating $11.3 million in revenue from $207.5 million in bets, while the Pennsylvania-based Hollywood Casino at Penn National, DraftKings’ partner, generated $3 million in revenue.

Producing a $1,000,000 income from a $41.1 million wager.

In other areas, web-based casino-like games produced $112.7 million in earnings, an increase of 15.2% from the same period last year, which was $97.8 million. In this field, online slot machine earnings increased by 13.6% to $77.9 million, while online table game earnings increased by 22.2% to $32.2 million, but online poker earnings decreased by 9.1% to $2.7 million.

Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino ranked first in the online gambling market with $48.6 million in earnings, ahead of Philadelphia’s Rivers Casino ($26.2 million) and Valley Forge Casino Resort ($19.6 million).

Meanwhile, video game terminal earnings also grew by 2.7% to $3.5 million, but the state’s fantasy sports competitions continued to decline, with earnings falling 41.3% to $1.9 million for the month.

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