Pennsylvania retail casinos have lost nearly 1,000 slot machines since 2021 for what could be multiple reasons, according to a report from Spectrum Gaming Group, an independent research group specializing in legalized gambling policy. The online vertical of casinos has gained tremendous traction since the pandemic and the increase in Pennsylvania skill games also has had some effect on land-based facilities.

Despite the adversity many brick-and-mortar casinos have faced, they have managed to remain stable, and in the last fiscal year, posted some of the best revenue figures in a decade.

Since PA online casinos are doing so well in the Keystone State, it could be one of the driving factors in reducing slots in retail locations.