An overview of igaming revenue in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, Delaware, and Connecticut, the six states where online gambling is legal in the U.S.
National
Total igaming revenue for November 2021 in New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, West Virginia, and Delaware added up to $340.3 million, a decline of 2% from October’s $346.9 million.
New Jersey
For the ninth month in a row, revenue earned from online casino gambling in New Jersey topped $100 million. The $118 million win, however, was down 7.1% from the record $127 million generated in October and a decline of 3.8% from the previous record of $122.6 million set in September. Year to date, igaming has generated $1.23 billion in win, having broken the $1 billion barrier for the first time last month. That’s up 29.5% from the $870.9 earned during the first 11 months of last year.
Online casino games took in $115.8 million, while online poker earned the other $2.2 million, down 8.3% from October’s $2.4 million.
Borgata/BetMGM led the pack once again with $33.7 million, a drop of 13.2% from October’s $38.8 million, while Golden Nugget Online Gaming’s $31.8 million lost 7.9% from $34.5 million last month. Third-place Resorts Digital earned $27.8 million, also down by 5.2% from $29.3 million in October.
New Jersey collected $17.7 million in online-gambling taxes in November, reflecting the across-the-board decline, compared to $19 million in October, a 6.9% decrease.
Michigan
Michigan’s online casinos produced $107.6 million in revenue, falling just short of the $109.7 million record set in October (2%). But with one less day in the month, the daily win beat October by 1.4%, $3.59 million to $3.54 million. It was also the third month in a row that Michigan generated more than $100 million in igaming revenue. Year to date, Michigan now stands at $992 million, soon to smash through the $1 billion milestone.
Like in New Jersey, BetMGM remains the board leader with $40.1 million in gross igaming revenue, down 3.2% from October’s $41.4 million. Second-place DraftKings (Bay Mills), at $16.83 million, was neck and neck with third-place FanDuel (Motor City), which earned $16.78 million.
Michigan’s 14 online casino operators paid $19.8 million in taxes to the state, down 2.5% from October’s $20.3 million. Another $5.4 million (down 1.9% from the $5.5 million in October $5.2) was collected by the city of Detroit and $2.2 million (8.4% less than October’s $2.4 million) by tribal governments.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s online gaming revenue in November was $93.9 million, a nearly 9% decline from October’s $102.9 million.
Total revenue from online slots, $63.5 million, decreased by right around 10% from October’s $70.7 million. Online table games earned $27.7 million, a decline of 5.5% from $29.3 million the month prior. Online poker’s $2.8 million was essentially flat.
Penn National Gaming’s continues to hold its perch at the top of the list with a gross of $37.4 million, though that was a drop of 7.9% from October’s $40.6 million, while second-place Rivers Casino Pennsylvania’s $24.2 million was an equivalent 8% drop from October’s $26.3 million.
Pennsylvania collected $39.1 million in taxes in November, a 9.7% decrease from October’s $43.3 million.
West Virginia
The Mountain State’s igaming revenue for November came in at $5.9 million, a decrease of 7.9% from October’s $6.4 million. Igaming in West Virginia has earned at least $1 million now in 21 consecutive weeks (the state reports results weekly); the last time it didn’t was for the week ending June 26.
Delaware
Unlike New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, Delaware’s igaming revenue of $996.639 for November not only went up 7.9%, but it was the highest gross in 2021 and a major increase of 20.3% over September’s $794,644. It was also the third time in seven months that Delaware’s igaming total didn’t take a nosedive.
Online video lottery (slot) games once again accounted for the lion’s share of income at $766,790, up 7.1% over October’s $712,000, while table games generated $196,488, a 4.6% percent increase over the previous month’s $187,453. Online poker revenue rose on the incoming tide to $33,361, up a nice 8.4% over October’s $30,644.
Connecticut
Connecticut’s first two weeks of internet gambling in October netted the two operators — DraftKings in partnership with Foxwoods, FanDuel in partnership with Mohegan Sun — $8.8 million in gross revenue, on which the state collected $1.6 million in taxes. (Connecticut collects 18% in taxes from igaming until 2026, when it goes up to 20%.)
Then, in its first full month of online casino gambling, in November DraftKings and FanDuel grossed $13.9 million and paid $2.5 million in state taxes.
