Pennsylvania closed out the 2025 calendar year on a high note, posting a new monthly record for online casino revenue at $259.7 million in December.
Overall gambling revenue across the state reached $616.7 million in the final month of 2025, making it the second-largest monthly total ever recorded. The figure came just below November’s record-setting $623.1 million and represented a 15.8% increase compared with December 2024.
Figures released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board showed that, alongside the surge in online casino revenue, sportsbooks recorded year-on-year growth of more than 100% in amounts wagered and collected from players.
Not all segments shared in the growth, however. Revenue from brick-and-mortar slot machines, long the backbone of Pennsylvania’s gambling market, declined compared to the previous year in December. That downturn ultimately prevented the state from achieving a new overall revenue record for a second consecutive month.
Online slots drive growth in Pennsylvania
Online casino revenue exceeded the previous record of $251.1 million set in October by 3.3%. The total was also 16.1% higher than the same month last year and 6.9% above November’s figure.
Online slots continued to drive growth, rising 18.5% year-on-year to $194.6 million and standing as the largest single revenue contributor for the month. Revenue from internet table games also climbed, increasing 10.3% to $62.8 million, while online poker moved in the opposite direction, falling 7.8% to $2.3 million.
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, together with its online gaming partners, once again led the market with $102 million in revenue. Valley Forge Casino Resort and its partners followed in second place with $71.1 million, while Rivers Casino Philadelphia ranked third, generating $39 million.
Sports betting revenue rockets 288%
Sports betting revenue surged 287.8% year-on-year to reach $84.8 million. This marked the second-largest monthly total on record, coming in 13.7% below the all-time high of $98.3 million achieved in November 2025.
Online wagering accounted for the vast majority of that total, generating $80.4 million in revenue, while retail sportsbooks contributed $4.4 million. Bettors placed $797.4 million in wagers statewide, a figure that was 10.7% lower than the same month last year and 19.5% below November’s handle.
Based on those results, Pennsylvania’s overall sports betting hold rate for December stood at 10.63%.
FanDuel, partnered with Valley Forge Casino Resort, continued to lead the market. The operator recorded $38.3 million in revenue from $283.9 million in bets, translating to a 13.49% hold.
DraftKings, working with Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, retained second place, posting $25 million in revenue from a $245.5 million handle for a 10.18% hold. Hollywood Casino York and Fanatics Sportsbook ranked third, generating $4.6 million off $55.1 million in wagers, resulting in an 8.35% hold.
Land-based slots decline hits December total
Despite strong gains in online casinos and sports betting, brick-and-mortar gaming continued to lag. Revenue from slot machines declined 7.5% year-on-year to $186.8 million, while earnings from retail table games rose only marginally, up 0.3% to $79.3 million.
Revenue generated by video gaming terminals at truck stops also slipped, falling 0.6% to $3.4 million. Fantasy sports contests experienced a similar downturn, with revenue decreasing 0.3% to $2.7 million.
From a taxation standpoint, state and local governments collected a total of $255.8 million in December. Of that amount, online casinos contributed $115.5 million, sports betting accounted for $35.4 million, land-based slot machines generated $94.2 million, and table games added $13.4 million.
