Gaming Control Board reports casino monthly revenue for August

William O'Boyle, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Sep. 21—PLAINS TWP. — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Monday posted reports on its website that show that the combined total revenue in August 2021 generated from all forms of gaming regulated by the board, along with fantasy contests, was $408,092,073 — that represents a increase of over 31% over total revenue in August 2020 of $310,717,728.

Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board include slot machines, table games, internet casino-type gaming (iGaming), sports wagering, fantasy contests and video gaming terminals (VGTs). The Board has posted separate reports for these types of gaming on its website, https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/.

Cody Chapman, spokesman for Mohegan Sun Pocono, provided a statement from Anthony Carlucci, President & GM of Mohegan Sun Pocono:

"Mohegan Sun Pocono is pleased with our summer gaming revenue performance at the Wilkes-Barre, PA property. We continue to experience a monthly increase in guest reactivation and we attribute much of the recent strong performance to our Hot Summer Fun programming, including the return of entertainment at MSP. Guests can expect more exciting entertainment at MSP to be announced in the coming weeks as well."

The following chart shows revenue generated in August 2021 by casinos along with fantasy contests and video gaming terminals operated by other vendors and includes a comparison to total revenue generated last August.

August 2021 — Total Revenue

—Mount Airy Casino Resort

2021: $24,006,829

2020: $27,060,563

Difference: minus-11.28%

—Mohegan Sun Pocono

2021: $21,818,531

2020: $19,500,220

Difference: plus-11.89%

Retail Slots Revenue

Mohegan Sun Pocono

2021: $16,307,850

2020: $13,164,879

Difference: plus-23.87%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

2021: $13,697,582

2020: $15,091,488

Difference: minus-9.24%

Table Games Revenue

Mount Airy Casino Resort

2021: $4,359,003

2020: $3,867,202

Difference: plus-12.72%

Mohegan Sun Pocono

2021: $3,263,263

2020: $2,972,970

Difference: plus-9.76%