The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted reports this week on its website that show that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gaming regulated by the board along with fantasy contests during March 2021 was $403,131,336, a 162% increase compared to revenue generated in March 2020.

The board noted that this single month amount was the first time the combined revenue exceeded $400 million.

The previous high month was during October 2020 when revenue was $320.2 million.

When combining the March 2021 amount to those of January and February of this year, it is also the first time that revenue topped $1 billion in a single yearly quarter.

In order to provide a fairer comparison of this month’s revenue figures, the board also is reporting a comparison against March 2019 when COVID-19 restrictions were not in place.

In that comparison, this month’s revenue figures were 27% above that of March 2019 when the total revenue was $316,279,316.

Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board include slot machines, table games, internet gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests and VGTs.

The board has posted separate reports for these types of gaming on its website, https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/.

Locally, Wind Creek Bethlehem brought in $35,397,746 in March 2021, compared to $14,665,957 in March 2020, a 141.36% increase.

Mount Airy Casino Resort brought in $23,715,506 in March 2021, up from $14,188,713 in 2020, an increase of 67.14%

Mohegan Sun Pocono had $22,450,221 in revenue, an increase of $139% from $9,390,715 brought in during March 2020.

TVideo Gaming Terminals were up 289.88%, while Fantasy Contests were up 148.50%