Pennsylvania Poker Rooms Rake $4.6M In JanuaryRevenue Down Year-Over-Year As Cold Gripped Region |
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The 10 brick-and-mortar poker rooms in the state of Pennsylvania generated a combined $4.6 million in revenue last month, according to figures posted Friday by the state’s Gaming Control Board.
The casinos paid state tax of $648,000 on the revenue. Since the first Pennsylvania poker room opened, $436.1 million in poker rake has been taken. More than $56 million in taxes have been paid on that revenue.
The rooms raked $4.9 million in January 2017. Last month featured some record low temperatures for the northeast region, which kept some gamblers at home. Atlantic City’s poker rooms experienced a similar sluggishness last month, as revenue from the brick-and-mortars there was down 5.6 percent year-over-year.
Overall table game revenue in Pennsylvania was $71 million last month, a 2.2 percent drop compared to the $72.6 million that was won off of gamblers in January 2017.
Pennsylvania’s roughly 230 poker tables generated about $59 million in revenue in all of 2017, which was virtually flat compared to 2016.
Pennsylvania legalized online poker in October, a move that is expected to grow the state’s poker market. The Keystone State online betting industry could kick off later this year. Earlier this month, gaming regulators said they will begin accepting applications for online casinos starting in April.
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