Two months after opening at the Nittany Mall, Happy Valley Casino is trailing Pennsylvania’s four other mini-casinos in gaming revenue and has lost its top executive.
Here’s what local residents need to know about the casino’s bumpy launch and what it means for College Township, the casino’s home municipality that stands to receive 2% of slot machine revenue and 1% of table games revenue. Here are key takeaways:
The casino generated roughly $3.6 million in gaming revenue during May, its first full month of operation, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
If gaming revenue remains flat, College Township stands to receive just under $560,000 this year — well short of the $762,000 the township budgeted for 2026.
