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Pennsylvania online casinos, 21+

Pennsylvania is the largest US iGaming GGR market. Skins are tied to land-based PA casinos. PGCB books revenue to the licence, not the FanDuel/DraftKings logo. 21+. Confirm the interactive-gaming operators list. A New Jersey or Ontario URL with the same logo is a different company.

By Brent Henderson · TrustFacts Desk · Updated September 2026

Source: official authorized list. Re-check before depositing.

How PA licensing works

There is no federal online-casino licence. Pennsylvania real-money iGaming is 21+, under Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. You must be physically in the state. VPN play is a terms breach and often worse. A sister URL in another state or in Ontario is a different company. Do not mix sister Gauges.

How to read this ranking

The table is Trust Gauge, not welcome bonus. The Gauge is a public 0–100 editorial score from seven pillars and 30 signals. It is not a PA licence. Visit hops may attach at 60+. Below 60, no hop. Rank is never sold. Confirm the live state register and the operator’s current T&Cs before you deposit.

Who this ranking is not for

If you are not in Pennsylvania, use the United States desk and pick the state where you sit. Ontario players use the iGO desk, 19+. Sweepstakes casinos are not this licence.

Pennsylvania market brief

PGCB figures, not operator marketing. iGaming here means online casino GGR. Consumer brands (FanDuel, DraftKings) sit under land-based licences — they are not PGCB line items. Cite the statute and the monthly report, not a lobby banner. Compiled 2026-08-26. 21+.

FY 25/26 all gaming

$7.01B

First year over $7B

FY iGaming

$2.93B

+18.42% · 42% of GGR

FY iGaming tax

$1.34B

Slots-heavy blended rate

July 2026 iGaming

$249.0M

80% slots

FY 2025/26 mix

StreamGGR
iGaming (online casino)$2.93B
Retail slots$2.44B
Retail tables$908.9M
Sports wagering$662.9M
VGTs$41.6M
Fantasy contests$18.0M

May 2026: online casino ($254.8M) beat retail slots ($232.1M). Sports that month was $52.6M.

Recent iGaming months

MonthiGamingiSlotsiTablesiPokerYoY
May 2026$254.8M$202.5M$49.9M$2.5M+9.44%
June 2026$242.5M$190.8M$49.3M$2.4M+14.1%
July 2026$249.0M$199.2M$47.4M$2.3M—

July 2026 licences — not brands

PGCB books GGR to the land-based casino. Hollywood Penn National is not “Hollywood Casino (US)” on our Gauge table; FanDuel/DraftKings sit under these rows.

  1. 1Hollywood Casino at Penn National$97.0M
  2. 2Valley Forge Casino Resort$70.1M
  3. 3Rivers Casino Philadelphia$40.5M
  4. 4Harrah’s Philadelphia$14.7M
  5. 5Golden Nugget$7.8M
  6. 6Bally’s Pennsylvania$5.5M
  7. 7Parx Casino$4.8M
  8. 8Presque Isle Downs$3.7M
  9. 9Mohegan Pennsylvania$2.6M
  10. 10Live! Casino Philadelphia$1.7M
  11. 11Wind Creek Bethlehem$572,443

Tax

  • iSlots 52% of GGR
  • iTables / peer-to-peer 14% of GGR
  • Sports 34% + local share (often cited ~36%)

Pennsylvania Title 4 §13B52 (interactive) / §13C62 (sports)

Sources: PGCB FY 2025/26 year-end · PGCB May 2026 revenue · PGCB June 2026 revenue · PGCB July 2026 revenue · PGCB revenue archive. Re-check PGCB before citing a figure in copy.

Trust Gauge skins in PA

Brand layer. Not the same as PGCB licence GGR. 21 Gauged on this desk.

PA casino FAQ

Are online casinos legal in Pennsylvania?
Real-money iGaming is legal in Pennsylvania only on the live state register, 21+. Regulator: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. There is no federal online-casino licence. Confirm the live list before you deposit. A sister URL in another state or in Ontario is a different company.
Is a PA casino the same file as the Ontario brand?
No. Same logo, different company. Cite the United States review URL for the US TrustFacts Trust Gauge. The Ontario iGO file is a sister score — do not mix integers.
What does a TrustFacts Trust Gauge mean on the PA desk?
The same public 0–100 editorial score: seven pillars, 30 signals. It is not a bonus ranking and not a Pennsylvania licence. Visit hops may attach at 60+. Confirm the live state list.
Does a high Trust Gauge mean TrustFacts recommends I deposit in PA?
No. The Gauge is an editorial score. Confirm the live state register and the operator’s current T&Cs before you deposit. Some visit links may be affiliate. Rank is never sold.

How we score: The Gauge. Cite a file: how to cite.

Compliance notes

Age, licence, and advertising rules for this file. TrustFacts is not a regulator and cannot recover funds. Full set on Compliance.

TrustFacts is not a casino18+ / 19+ / 21+ by market

TrustFacts publishes independent Trust Gauge scores. We do not operate games, hold player funds, issue licences, or take bets.

  • A review is not a recommendation to gamble and is not personal financial advice.
  • Confirm the live regulator register and the operator’s current T&Cs on the URL you join. Pages here can lag a licence change.
  • VPN or fake-location tools to enter a licensed market are usually a terms breach and can freeze funds.
  • The Gauge is not for sale. Rank order is score-first.
  • If play is no longer fun, stop. Help lines are listed per market below.
  • International: Local emergency services if you are in crisis. This site is not clinical advice.
United States — state iGaming only21+

There is no federal online-casino licence. Legal real-money iGaming is geo-fenced by state. Sweepstakes and grey .ag sites are not that licence.

  • Legal age is 21 in the iGaming states we score. Sports-legal is not automatically casino-legal (example: New York).
  • You must be physically in the licensed state. VPN play is a terms and often a criminal-adjacent risk.
  • NJ DGE, PA PGCB, MI MGCB, WV, and CT compact products are separate files even under the same brand.
  • Stake.us, Chumba, Pulsz and other sweepstakes casinos are not DGE/PGCB iGaming. They do not get a hop on this desk.
  • State self-exclusion (for example NJ and PA) is stronger than an operator-only cool-off.
  • 1-800-GAMBLER: US National Council on Problem Gambling · ncpgambling.org
  • NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement: njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-gaming-enforcement-home
  • PA Gaming Control Board: gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov
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Some Visit site buttons may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you sign up. That money does not set the Gauge.

  • Hops attach at Trust Gauge 60+ when a hop URL exists. Below 60, no hop.
  • Tracked hops use rel="sponsored". Untracked official URLs are placeholders until a tracker is pasted.
  • Crown sites (PlayOLG, PlayNow, Espacejeux, PlayAlberta) often have no affiliate programme — the button still goes to the official URL.
  • Welcome-offer copy on this site is a pointer. The operator’s live T&Cs win.
  • Brands below 60 stay in the index without a hop. Sweepstakes coins are not a real-money cashier. An ROC hop is not iGO or AGLC.