The largest U.S. online gaming markets saw some major gains in May, with Pennsylvania reporting a new monthly revenue record from all forms of gaming.
New Jersey and Michigan also saw significant gains, although online poker continued a downward trend.
The Garden State once again saw online gaming eclipse revenue at live casinos.
Pennsylvania
The Keystone State saw a new monthly revenue record in May, with a 3.9% year-over-year increase to $625.5 million from all forms of gaming, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
That topped the previous record of $623.1 million set in January 2025 and produced tax revenue of $269.9 million. Online gaming was also up, rising 9.4% to $254.8 million during May.
Here’s a breakdown of those numbers by category:
- Online slots: $202.5 million (up 14.3%)
- Online table games: $49.9 million (down 5.8%)
- Online poker: $2.5 million (down 9.7%)
Online gaming alone produced tax revenue of $117.7 million. Total sports wagering handle for the month reached $595.6 million, jumping 9.1%. The taxable revenue figure was $52.6million, 11.4% lower when compared to May 2025.
New Jersey
The nine casinos in the Garden State brought in $265.6 million for May, a 0.1% increase from the same month in 2025, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. Online gaming once again topped live casino gaming revenue. Year-to-date casino revenue stands at $1.15 billion through May, up 3%.
In the online arena, the industry saw revenue of $276.3 million, growing 11.9%. Year-to-date numbers are up 14.4% to $1.32 billion.
Despite that growth, online poker saw similar results as in Pennsylvania, falling 6.4% to $2.5 million. With the World Series of Poker offering major online tournaments throughout the summer, there is a chance those numbers could reverse in June.
For sport betting, New Jersey operators reported gross revenue of $85.2 million in May, dropping 16.9%. Year-to-date gross revenue has slid 1% to $455.7 million. Total revenue from all forms of gaming reached $627.1 million, rising 2%. Operators paid $87.4 million for the month and $419.5 million year-to-date.
With New York approving three downstate casinos licenses in December, state lawmakers have begun looking at legalizing casinos in other parts of the state beyond Atlantic City.
Michigan
The Michigan Gaming Control Board reported that the state’s online gaming operators collected a combined $382.5 million in online gaming and online sports betting gross receipts in May, a 3.1% increase from April.
Online casino receipts reached $305.8 million, while sports betting totaled $76.7 million. Combined adjusted gross receipts (AGR) stood at $316.72 million, with $293.45 million from iGaming and $23.27 million from online sports betting.
Year over year, iGaming AGR was up 24.2%, while online sports betting decreased by 34.6%. Online sports betting handle fell 0.7% from April to $457.6 million. The state doesn’t separate out online poker numbers, but it seems likely they were in line with Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Operators submitted $64.2 million in taxes and payments to the state for the month. That included $61.5 million from online gaming taxes and fees and $2.7 million from online sports betting. The three Detroit casinos saw $14.6 million in wagering taxes and tribal operators reported $8.4 million in payments to governing bodies.
