- Pennsylvania sportsbooks handled $509,536,348 in July, 23.53% more than the $412,477,357 wagered in July 2025.
- Promotional credits of $12,944,517 cut the taxable base to $51,839,588 from the $64,784,104 the books actually won.
- The state collected $18,662,252 in sports wagering tax, made up of a 34% state levy and a 2% local assessment.
- Online betting produced $488,387,919 of the handle, leaving retail sportsbooks with 4.2% of the state’s action.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania sportsbooks won $64,784,104 in July but paid tax on $51,839,588 of it, after deducting $12,944,517 in promotional credits, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday.
Handle Rose 23.53% To $509.5 Million
Bettors wagered $509,536,348 with Pennsylvania’s sportsbooks in July, $97,058,991 more than the $412,477,357 staked in the same month a year earlier. Taxable revenue rose faster than the handle, climbing 27.75% to $51,839,588 from $40,578,753.
Because revenue outgrew handle, the books held a larger share of each dollar wagered. The taxable hold rate was 10.17%, against 9.84% in July 2025.
Promotional Credits Removed A Fifth Of The Win
Before any deduction, the sportsbooks won $64,784,104 of what bettors staked, a gross hold of 12.71%. The $12,944,517 in promotional credits came off that figure, 19.98% of the win.
Every dollar of that deduction sits on the online side of legal sports betting in Pennsylvania. The monthly sports wagering report records the credits against online play and none at all against retail counters. Online sportsbooks won $62,508,268 on $488,387,919 in wagers, a 12.80% gross hold that falls to 10.15% once the credits are taken out.
Retail counters carried no credit deduction and kept a higher taxable share of a far smaller pool. Their $21,148,429 in handle produced $2,275,837 in taxable revenue, a rate of 10.76%.
The Tax Bill Came To $18.66 Million
Pennsylvania’s sports betting taxes take 34% of taxable revenue for the state, with another 2% assessed for local share. July produced $17,625,460 for the state and $1,036,792 for the local share assessment, $18,662,252 in all. Online play accounted for $16,851,675 of the state tax and $991,275 of the local assessment.
The combined 36% rate applies to taxable revenue rather than to the win, so the promotional credits took roughly $4.66 million off what the same month would have produced without them.
Valley Forge And The Meadows Took 65% Of The Handle
Valley Forge Casino reported $167,137,251 in handle and Hollywood Casino at the Meadows $166,034,978. Together the two accounted for $333,172,229, or 65.4% of everything wagered in the state. The board reports Pennsylvania sports betting by certificate holder, so these are the casino licenses the online sportsbooks operate under rather than the app brands bettors see.
Hollywood Casino Morgantown followed at $36,733,308, Hollywood Casino York at $35,847,405 and Presque Isle at $32,522,177. Rivers Pittsburgh took $16,947,190 and Hollywood Casino $16,912,561. Seventeen licensees filed figures.
Valley Forge also led on taxable revenue at $21,134,878, ahead of Hollywood Casino at the Meadows at $14,383,016. The Meadows carried the largest promotional deduction in the state, $5,123,346, against Valley Forge’s $4,215,210.
Three Retail Sportsbooks Lost Money
Retail sportsbooks at three properties reported negative taxable revenue for July, which the report carries as a negative amount due rather than a payment. Valley Forge’s counter lost $79,979 on $1,428,009 in retail handle, Mount Airy lost $48,274 on $448,782 and Mohegan Lehigh Valley lost $33,476 on $756,838. Mount Airy and Mohegan Lehigh Valley took no online wagers at all in July, so those losses were their entire month.
Four other licensees, Live! Casino Philadelphia, Wind Creek, Live! Casino Pittsburgh and Parx Shippensburg, also took no online wagers. Their combined handle of $4,891,399 was 0.96% of the state total.
July is the first month of the 2026-27 fiscal year, so the report’s year-to-date column matches the monthly figures. The board reports gaming revenue monthly, with August figures due in September.
