“Good Morning Gents,” Ryan Skoczylas, Tomlison’s chief of staff, wrote in an April email with the subject line “Language” to lobbyists for Parx Casino, which is located in Tomlinson’s district.“Hope everyone had a great Easter Weekend. At the senator’s request, lobbyists and lawyers for Pennsylvania’s top-earning casino had drafted the bill, and the final text matched that version almost word-for-word. What the public had no way of knowing is that the bill Tomlinson introduced that day was ghostwritten by the gaming industry.

The casino winnings came from 16 casinos, including four new mini-casinos authorized under a 2017 law, as well as fantasy sports operators and truck stops.WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor The previous high for gaming revenue and tax revenue in a fiscal year was during 2020-2021 with $3.87 billion and $1.59 billion respectively, according to a press release.Īccording to the Gaming Control Board, the overall revenue increase from the previous high fiscal year can be attributed to a record high in revenue for table games, along with continued growth in the Sports Wagering, iGaming and Video Gaming Terminal (VGT) markets. In addition to revenue topping $5 billion during the fiscal year, the combined tax revenue from the games during the year will also top $2 billion for the first time.

That revenue figure is about 30% higher than the $3.9 billion recorded in the previous fiscal year, and slightly above the previous calendar year’s high of $4.7 billion reported in January. The figures are for the fiscal year 2021-2022, which runs from July 1 to June 30. HARRISBURG - Casinos and other gaming operators in Pennsylvania set a new annual record for gambling revenue, rising above $5 billion for the first time, state regulators said Tuesday.

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