Pennsylvania Launches Multi-State Poker While Reporting Strong iGaming Revenues in April

The revenue generated by Pennsylvania’s iGaming sector in April showed a 31% increase on the comparable monthly figure for 2024.

Figures published by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board showed that online casino games generated gross revenue of $227.71 million during April 2025, compared to $173.43 million for April 2024. That represents a 31.3% year-on-year increase. 

The report also showed the increasing importance of iGaming to the state’s gambling sector. That figure of $227.71 million represents 40% of Pennsylvania’s gambling industry revenue for April 2025, compared to a share of 34% a year earlier.

Golden Nugget Casino Enjoys Successful Month

There were some big year-on-year revenue rises for many of the state’s iGaming operators in April, most notably the Golden Nugget casino, which increased its revenue from $3.54 million last April to $7.67 million, a year-on-year increase of 116.4%. 

Other revenue increases were also recorded for the Valley Forge Casino Resort (38.8%), Hollywood Casino at Penn National Racetrack (33.5%), and Live! Casino Philadelphia (33.8%).

Yet, some iGaming operators did not enjoy the same success as their online counterparts. Bally’s Pennsylvania saw revenue drop from $3.81 million in April 2024 to $2.96 million this year, for a fall of 22.4%, and revenue at Wind Creek Bethlehem fell by 26.3% to $1.33 million. 

Pennsylvania Online Poker Update

April was a particularly good month for the Pennsylvania online gaming sector as the state launched on April 28 its cross-state online poker offering under the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). 

The agreement sees players in Pennsylvania online poker rooms join the likes of Nevada, Delaware, West Virginia, Michigan, and New Jersey in the MSIGA, which provides larger prize pools and allows the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to work with other state gaming regulators to protect players. 

Pennsylvania’s entry into the MSIGA increases the size of the pool of online poker players by over 50%, and the state is now the largest in the shared poker market. It was welcomed by the state Governor, Josh Shapiro, who signed the agreement. 

“This is a commonsense step to support hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians, grow our economy, and bring in more revenue to support our schools, our seniors, our small businesses, and more,” Governor Shapiro said.