An overview of igaming revenue in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and Delaware, the five states where online gambling is legal in the U.S.
National
Total igaming revenue for July 2021 in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, and Michigan added up to $305 million, an increase of 5% from June’s $289.8 million.
1. New Jersey
New Jersey posted a new record win of $118.6 million in igaming revenue in July, beating the previous record of $113.7 million set in March of this year by 4.2%. The Garden State’s online casino revenue also topped nine figures for the sixth time in July and the fifth month in a row. All nine online casinos based in New Jersey posted revenue increases month over month and the total was a significant 9.8% increase from June’s $107 million. It was also a 35.9% jump over June 2020.
At $36.4 million, Borgata’s July revenue was 5.8% higher than its $34.3 million in June, while Golden Nugget Online Gaming’s $33.5 million was a major 18% jump over June’s $27.6 million. It’s the fifth month in a row that Borgata has beaten out GNOG in the revenue race and it looks like the lead may be permanent. Third-place Resorts Digital earned $23.3 million, a 3.5% increase over June’s $22.5 million.
New Jersey collected $17.8 million in online-gambling taxes in July, a 9.6% increase over June’s $16.1 million.
2. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s online gaming revenue fell for the second month in a row in July. Though revenue of $88.6 million was a mere .3% lower, it was a substantial 12.5% plunge from the record of $101.3 million set in May.
Total revenue from online slots increased by 4.3% to $63.2 million in July over $60.5 million in June. Online poker’s $2.6 million was also an increase, up 7.3% from June’s $2.4 million. Table games accounted for the slight overall igaming loss, dropping by 12.3% to $22.8 million from June’s $26 million.
Penn National Gaming’s $32.1 million was an 8% decrease from June’s $34.9 million, while second-place Rivers Casino Pennsylvania’s $25.8 million showed a nearly 10% increase over June’s $23.3 million.
Tax revenue generated from July igaming in Pennsylvania was $38.2 million, a slight increase of 2.5% over June’s $37.2%.
3. Michigan
In its sixth full month of igaming, Michigan’s online casino revenue rebounded from its 6% month-for-month decline in June with a 3.5% increase in July. Michigan’s 14 internet casinos net $92.3 million, up from $89.2 million the month before. It was also the fourth of six months in which Michigan eclipsed $90 million in igaming revenue. During the month, Firekeepers Casino reported its first full month of online earnings.
For the sixth month in a row, BetMGM led the pack of 14 with $33.8 million in revenue, the same as in June. DraftKings (Bay Mills) and FanDuel (Motor City) flip-flopped in the second- and third-place rankings again, with $15.2 million and $14.4 million, respectively.
The 14 internet casinos paid $17.1 million in state taxes in July, up 20% from June’s $13.7 million, which was a drop of nearly 25% from May. The three Detroit casinos paid the city $4.3 million, up 28% from June’s $3.1 million, while tribal governments received $2.1 million in tax payments, up 9.5% from June’s $1.9 million.
4. West Virginia
The Mountain State’s igaming revenue was in line with New Jersey’s, as it reached a new record revenue of $4.7 million, topping by 8.5% the previous record of $4.3 million set in May. It was also the first time since internet gambling launched in the state in July 2020 that igaming won at least $1 million in each week (West Virginia reports results weekly). The week ending July 24 was West Virginia’s best ever at $1.3 million. The month’s revenues represented a significant 22% increase over June’s $3.9 million.
5. Delaware
It was either feast of famine in July, as Delaware, like Pennsylvania, hit the doldrums in igaming revenue. Delaware’s internet casinos earned $793,017 in July, a loss of 6% from June’s $843,117, itself a minus 7.4% from May’s $910,389. July posted the lowest monthly igaming total since February.
Online video lottery (slot) games once again accounted for the lion’s share of income at $632,716, down 10.4% from June’s $705,644, while table games generated $126,992, an increase of 17% month over month. Online poker finally reversed its long downside slide, earning $33,309, a rise of 4% over June’s $32,000.
