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Land-based casino revenue weakened across much of the Mid-Atlantic in August, according to state-by-state figures cited by Casino.org. The report said Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia all posted year-over-year declines in retail gaming results.
For West Virginia readers, the key local note was more limited: the report said West Virginia does not issue monthly casino revenue reports. That means there was no comparable August revenue snapshot for the state in the regional roundup.
August declines hit multiple Mid-Atlantic markets
Among the largest markets cited, Atlantic City in-person casino revenue fell 5.5% to $294.9 million in August. Pennsylvania’s brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue from slots and table games totaled $280.3 million, nearly 6% lower than a year earlier, even though the state had one more casino operating than it did in August 2025 after Happy Valley Casino opened in April 2026.
Maryland’s six casinos combined for $160 million in August revenue, down 6% from the prior year. Virginia’s five casinos generated $97.6 million, almost 5% lower year over year. Delaware in-person casino revenue slipped almost 3% to $43.8 million, while New York racino gross gaming revenue dropped 38% to $137.2 million.
Online growth offset some retail weakness
The same report said iGaming revenue increased in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania even as in-person casino play declined. The fact pack cited online growth of 35% in Delaware, 4.4% in New Jersey, and almost 6% in Pennsylvania.
The American Gaming Association argued that illegal and unregulated gambling is taking business from the legal market. AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said illegal operators are "siphoning billions in tax revenue from state governments" and called for a national crackdown.
What West Virginia readers should know
No West Virginia-specific August revenue change was reported in the source. Instead, the article’s relevance for West Virginia is mainly regional: neighboring and nearby gaming markets saw softer retail casino results in August, while West Virginia still does not publish monthly casino revenue reports that would allow the same kind of direct comparison.
If that reporting practice does not change, West Virginia players and industry watchers will likely continue to get a less detailed month-to-month view of the state’s casino market than they can in several nearby jurisdictions.
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Source: As reported by Devin O’Connor.
