An overview of igaming revenue in New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, and Connecticut, the six states where online gambling is legal in the U.S.
National
Total igaming revenue for November 2023 in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, West Virginia, and Delaware added up to $586.5 million, a year-over-year increase of 23.5%.
1. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s igaming revenue in November was $191.9 million, the first time that any state with online casinos breached the $190 million mark. It was also the third month in a row that Pennsylvania outpaced the other igaming states, setting all-time records in both September at $187.3 million and October at $186.9 million. At this rate, the state will eclipse the $200 million mark faster than anyone has ever anticipated. Year over year, it was a 39.4% increase over $128.7 million in 2022.
Hollywood Penn National Gaming continues to hold its perch at the top of the list with a gross of $73.1 million compared to November 2022’s $55.7 million, up 27%, while second-place Valley Forge earned $50.1 million.
Pennsylvania collected $66.8 million in taxes in November compared to last year’s $53.5 million (22.1%).
2. Michigan
Michigan’s online casinos edged out New Jersey’s again for the month. The Great Lakes State also set yet another revenue record in November, generating $175.3 million, beating the $171.8 million recorded in March 2023.
The 15 igaming operators paid a total of $32.9 million in taxes, with $8.2 million going to the city of Detroit, $4.1 million to the tribal governments, and the rest, $20.6 million, to the state.
3. New Jersey
For the month of November 2023, the igaming win in the Garden State was $171.6 million, reflecting growth of 17.4% compared to the $146.2 million year over year. With one reporting month to go in 2023, online gambling has posted gross revenue of $1.74 billion compared to last year’s $1.51 billion.
Once again, Golden Nugget led the igaming pack with revenue of $50.1 million, a major 33% increase over last year’s $37.7 million. Resorts Digital was a close second with $47.2 million, trailed by the fading Borgata/BetMGM at $37.9 million, nearly 15% below last November’s total.
New Jersey collected $25.7 million in online-gambling taxes in November compared to $21.7 million in November 2022, a 16.9% increase.
4. Connecticut
The Constitution State generated $32.7 million in online-gambling revenue in November, an increase of 12.7% over last November’s $28.8 million.
The Mashantucket Pequots (DraftKings) accounted for $19.4 million, while Mohegan Sun (FanDuel) came in with the other $13 million.
Connecticut collected $5.8 million in taxes, 39.2% higher than last year’s $28.8 million.
5. West Virginia
The Mountain State’s igaming revenue for November was at $13.9 million, a decrease from last month’s record of $15.1 million, but a year-over-year increase of 5.2%. The reporting periods, 28 days this year and 29 last, are commsurate.
6. Delaware
Delaware’s November igaming revenue of $1.1 million was a 20% increase over last November’s $900,417.
Online video lottery (slot) games once again accounted for the lion’s share of income at $900,417, an increase of 11.8%, while table games generated $188,050 $149,433, up a major 23.1%. Online poker revenue continues its slide with $27,170 for the month, down 23.5% from last year’s $34,318.
