For the fifth consecutive year, gambling revenue statewide reached a record high in 2025, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Gambling revenue hit nearly $6.8 billion last year, the board said, which is a 10.7% increase from 2024 and more than double the state’s 2016 figure of $3.2 billion.

A 27% increase in revenue from iGaming — gambling conducted via the internet — particularly contributed to last year’s profit totals.

In Western Pennsylvania, Hollywood Casino at the Meadows in Washington County raked in nearly $350 million — a nearly 8% jump from 2024. Lady Luck Casino at Nemacolin in Fayette County saw a 9% increase, ending the year with more than $28 million in revenue.

Nemacolin confirmed last month it has laid off an undisclosed number of employees, despite its casino reaching its highest revenue since 2019.

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, on the city’s North Shore, and Live Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield saw slight revenue decreases.

Live Casino’s revenue, about $116 million, dropped 0.9% from 2024. Revenue at Rivers Casino dropped 0.3%, totaling $351.8 million.

Griffin Horner, spokesperson for Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, declined to comment.

Despite the decrease, Live Casino General Manager Sean Sullivan is pleased with the year’s results.

The Hempfield casino saw notable revenue increases from 2024 in sports wagering — about 57% — and retail table games, nearly 9.5%. Slot machine revenue dropped about 3%.

“I don’t get stuck on the annual report,” he said. “It’s a nice apples to apples (comparison), but there’s so many things that can happen throughout the year.”

The casino, for example, saw a decline in revenue for December because more people than usual hit a jackpot, Sullivan said.

But the growth in online gambling comes at a cost for Live Casino.

“If revenues decline at the brick and mortar … it hurts tax dollars,” Sullivan said. “It hurts jobs. It hurts investments into properties.”

Untaxed and unregulated “skills” games, which have become increasingly popular in bars and gas stations, also continue to harm casinos, Sullivan said.

But Sullivan is not concerned for the future of Live Casino, given the support it receives from its restaurants, bars and venue space — which will host two local high school proms for the first time this year.

“People are coming here for more than just slot machines and table games,” Sullivan said. “They’re coming here for community.”