Online Gaming Remains Brisk In Key States

Pennsylvania online casino and sports betting operators set records in November. Additionally, New Jersey’s online gaming stakeholders reported 20% gains, and Michigan set a sports betting record last month.

After months of growth since joining the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement in April, Pennsylvania’s online poker revenue dipped in November. The Keystone State experienced just a slight drop, while New Jersey saw a more sizable decrease in poker play.

Here’s a look at online gaming revenue in the country’s major legalized states.

Pennsylvania

The Keystone State saw record-high revenue from most forms of gaming in November, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Total revenue was $623.1 million, a 10.8% year-over-year increase, eclipsing the previous record, $601.8 million in May.

Online gaming played a big part, totaling $242.7 million, up 21.1% from November 2024.

  • Online poker: $2.3 million (down 0.03%)
  • Online slots: $185.4 million (up 24.7%)
  • Online table games: $55.1 million (up 11.1%)

Sports betting also grew in November. Total handle reached an all-time high of $990.6 million, 5.9% higher year-over-year. It topped the previous high, which was October’s $968.5 million.

Taxable revenue was $98.3 million, up 27.6% from November 2024. That figure was also a new monthly high, beating the previous record set a year earlier.

Total tax revenue from all forms of gaming reached $260.9 million.

New Jersey

Things continue looking up for New Jersey’s casino and gaming industry. The state’s nine casinos collected $236.8 million in November revenue, a 5.7% year-over-year jump, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. Year-to-date revenue stands at $2.68 billion, a 3.6% increase from the same period last year.

Online gaming revenue experienced 18.2% growth, totaling $253 million. Year-to-date online gaming revenue has reached $2.64 billion, representing a 22.2% growth.

Online poker dropped in the Garden State in November, falling 4.6% to $2.2 million.

Sports betting gross revenue increased 23% to $146.4 million. Year-to-date sports wagering is now at $1.06 billion through November, up 2.8%.

Total revenue from all forms of gaming rose 14.2% to $636.2 million in November. Year-to-date total gaming revenue is now at $6.38 billion, 10.4% higher than $5.78 billion last year through 11 months. Operators paid a total of $93.4 million in November taxes.

Michigan

Operators in Michigan reported a combined total of $335.7 million in gross receipts from online gaming and sports betting in November, a 4.7% decrease from October. iGaming gross revenue totaled $248.4 million, while gross sports betting revenue was $87.3 million.

This was a new sports betting record, besting the previous high set in January ($83 million). Combined adjusted gross receipts (AGR) for iGaming and online sports betting reached $298 million. Of that, $233.3 million (a drop of 10.9%) came from iGaming and $64.7 million from sports betting (a 31.4% increase).

Online poker is grouped with online gaming, so it seems likely the state saw a decrease as in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Online casino AGR rose 14.7% and sports betting AGR surged 74.7% compared to November 2024.

Sports betting handle was $631.1 million in November, a 4.2% increase from the $605.9 million in October. Operators submitted $53 million in state taxes for the month.