Puerto Rico’s gaming and betting industry brought in $186 million in revenue in 2023, said Puerto Rico Gaming Commission Interim Director Juan Santaella.
The island’s casino sector was responsible for the vast majority of that sum, taking $177.3 million.
Puerto Rico has a long history as a casino-first gaming industry, having been the second U.S. jurisdiction to allow casinos way back in 1948. Still, Puerto Ricans place most of their bets online, just like on the U.S. mainland. Santaella said that in Casino Metro and Casino del Mar, it’s about an 80-20 split between online wagering and in-person betting.
“We invest to continue bringing tourists because in Puerto Rico, there is a local boom in casinos from gaming and because they have also become an entertainment center, where they not only have machines but also artistic events and other types of things,” said Santaella.
