Pennsylvania Poker Revenue Up In Fiscal YearPoker Rooms Collected $58.5M In FY 2015/16 |
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Pennsylvania’s 12 brick-and-mortar casinos won $3.2 billion from gamblers in the 2015/16 fiscal year ending last month. The amount was a 3.6-percent increase compared to the FY 2014/15 and also a record high.
The biggest gains were seen at the table games, with revenue of $839 million being an increase of almost eight percent from the same period a year ago. Slot revenue grew 2.3 percent to roughly $2.4 billion
Of the $839 million in table games revenue, $58.4 million came from poker. That was up slightly from the $56.5 million in poker rake collected in FY 2014/15.
Ten of the Keystone State’s 12 casinos have poker rooms.
Pennsylvania has roughly 250 poker tables.
The growing gambling market in Pennsylvania comes at a time when lawmakers are considering legalizing online casinos in an effort to shore up the industry. A online casino bill was recently put on hold until the fall, but it stands a good chance of becoming law thanks to licensing fees and online gambling tax revenue being counted on by lawmakers as part of a budget plan.
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