HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) today reported that preliminary figures show $101,548,073 was wagered in the Commonwealth on this past weekend’s Philadelphia Eagles/Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl through retail and online sportsbooks. That was a 20.4% increase over the previous high for wagers placed in Pennsylvania for a Super Bowl achieved in 2023 when the Eagles and Chiefs also faced off.
At the same time, patrons overwhelmingly placed winning wagers resulting in negative revenue for the sports wagering operators of $6,532,147. The Board noted in particular a high percentage of wagers placed on the Eagles to win. The Eagles defeated the Chiefs 40-22.
Patrons could choose to place Super Bowl wagers in Pennsylvania at 18 retail locations and through 11 online wagering sites. Figures show that 91.2% of the money wagered was through online sites.
The following charts provide a breakdown of Super Bowl wagers and revenue this year and in the subsequent five years in which wagering could be conducted in Pennsylvania:
| Year – Opponents | Wagers Retail | Wagers Online | Wagers Total |
| 2025 – Philadelphia/Kansas City | $8,978,567 | $92,569,506 | $101,548,073 |
| 2024 – Kansas City/San Francisco | $6,866,870 | $64,687,229 | $71,554,099 |
| 2023 – Philadelphia/Kansas City | $10,316,188 | $73,997,001 | $84,313,189 |
| 2022 – Cincinnati/Los Angeles Rams | $6,938,462 | $61,106,349 | $68,044,810 |
| 2021 – Tampa Bay/Kansas City | $6,137,478 | $47,497,202 | $53,634,680 |
| 2020 – Kansas City/San Francisco | $6,728,544 | $24,035,942 | $30,693,942 |
| Year – Opponents | Revenue Retail | Revenue Online | Revenue Total |
| 2025 – Philadelphia/Kansas City | -$3,808,959 | -$2,723,188 | -$6,532,147 |
| 2024 – Kansas City/San Francisco | $451,039 | $10,611,872 | $11,062,911 |
| 2023 – Philadelphia/Kansas City | $4,652,018 | $25,070,884 | $29,722,902 |
| 2022 – Cincinnati/Los Angeles Rams | $697,646 | $3,877,693 | $4,575,339 |
| 2021 – Tampa Bay/Kansas City | -$24,264 | $9,418,535 | $9,394,271 |
| 2020 – Kansas City/San Francisco | -$450,894 | -$2,840,675 | -$3,334,787 |
About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 17 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, and Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.
The land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, five stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and four mini-casinos (Category 4). A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated $2.66 billion in tax revenue and fees in 2024.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.
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