https://ggrdata.com/notes/ Charts and notes from the GGR Data terminal, posted first on X and LinkedIn. en-us Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:44:58 GMT https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-23-penny-slots-fade/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-23-penny-slots-fade/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nevada casinos had 42.4% fewer penny slot machines in August 2026 than three years earlier, 25,838 against 44,835. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-23-new-jersey-handle-after-launch/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-23-new-jersey-handle-after-launch/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Jersey's online sports handle fell year over year in 12 straight months, May 2022 to April 2023, its longest such run in a series starting January 2021. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-22-new-york-record-year/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-22-new-york-record-year/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New York's VGM net win and commercial casino gross gaming revenue totalled $3.18bn in 2025, the highest nominal calendar-year total in a series back to 2004. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-22-mississippi-record-after-katrina/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-22-mississippi-record-after-katrina/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Mississippi's casinos won $268m in July 2007, their highest nominal month of gross gaming revenue in January 1994–August 2026, under two years after the Gulf Coast reported zero revenue for three months after Katrina. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-22-baccarat-passes-blackjack/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-22-baccarat-passes-blackjack/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Baccarat has out-won blackjack at the Strip's top-revenue casinos in every complete reporting year from 2009 to 2025 (2020 is incomplete), $1.40bn to $868m in 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-21-pennsylvania-september-online-vs-floor/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-21-pennsylvania-september-online-vs-floor/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Pennsylvania's online casinos came within $7.0m of the state's casino floors in September 2026, the closest since December 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-21-detroit-wagering-tax/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-21-detroit-wagering-tax/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Detroit's three casinos paid 35.0% less state wagering tax in 2025 than in 2006. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-21-calendar-month-highs/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-21-calendar-month-highs/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT For each of the 12 calendar months, Nevada's highest nominal gaming win since 2004 came in July 2023 or later. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-21-ballys-chicago-slots/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-21-ballys-chicago-slots/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bally's Chicago's slot machines won 20.9% more in August 2026 than in August 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-20-wendover-laughlin-split/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-20-wendover-laughlin-split/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Wendover's nominal gaming win more than doubled between 2004 and 2025, from $133m to $275m. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-20-penn-aurora-joliet-step/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-20-penn-aurora-joliet-step/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Penn's Hollywood Casino Aurora ranked third of Illinois' 17 casinos by adjusted gross receipts in July and August 2026, up from ninth in August 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-20-lowest-hold-months/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-20-lowest-hold-months/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT In seven of 22 markets, December 2024 was the month online sportsbooks kept the smallest share of bets between January 2023 and August 2026. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-19-rhode-island-retail-online/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-19-rhode-island-retail-online/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Rhode Island's retail sportsbooks took less in bets for the fourth year running, from $213m in 2021 to $60.5m in 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-19-michigan-online-vs-detroit/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-19-michigan-online-vs-detroit/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Michigan's online casino gross receipts were $303m in August 2026, 2.8x the $109m in total adjusted revenue at Detroit's three casinos. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-19-illinois-video-gaming/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-19-illinois-video-gaming/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Illinois's video gaming terminals took in 1.64x what its casinos won in 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-16-connecticut-slot-win/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-16-connecticut-slot-win/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Connecticut's two casinos had $875m of nominal slot win in 2025, 49.5% below their 2006 peak in a record back to 1993. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-16-caesars-danville-tops/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-16-caesars-danville-tops/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Caesars' biggest casino by revenue in states that report casino by casino was Caesars Virginia in Danville, which won $401m in September 2025–August 2026. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-16-areas-at-records/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-16-areas-at-records/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Eight of Nevada's 21 gaming areas had their highest nominal 12-month gaming win since 2004 in September 2025–August 2026. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-15-maine-august-high/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-15-maine-august-high/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT August 2026 was the highest August for Maine's two casinos in a series back to 2018, with $16.0m in net slot revenue plus table revenue. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-15-igaming-august-roundup/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-15-igaming-august-roundup/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New Jersey's iGaming revenue grew the slowest of the six states with a like-for-like August, up 4.4% on August 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-world-cup-handle/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-world-cup-handle/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Sports betting handle, online and retail combined, was higher than a year earlier in 23 of 24 jurisdictions in July 2026. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-twelve-month-record/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-twelve-month-record/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nevada's nominal gaming win was $16.1bn in September 2025–August 2026, the highest 12-month total in the Control Board's record back to 2004. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-tennessee-handle-since-launch/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-tennessee-handle-since-launch/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tennessee's sports betting handle was higher than a year earlier in 53 of 55 months from February 2022 to August 2026. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-record-bridge/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-record-bridge/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Strip added $2.4bn of the $4.1bn by which Nevada's nominal gaming win in September 2025–August 2026 beat September 2018–August 2019. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-ohio-best-august/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-ohio-best-august/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ohio's four casinos and seven racinos each had their highest August in 2026, at $93.9m and $129m. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-louisiana-video-poker-record/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-louisiana-video-poker-record/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Louisiana video poker is up 28.8% on August 2019. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-connecticut-wagers-vs-win/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-14-connecticut-wagers-vs-win/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Connecticut's online casino win rose 17.3% year over year in August 2026, while wagers rose 5.5%. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-13-strip-june-revpar/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-13-strip-june-revpar/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Las Vegas Strip RevPAR had its lowest June since 2021 at $136.00, 17.6% below June 2024, the highest June from 2019 on. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-13-macau-vip-baccarat-gap/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-13-macau-vip-baccarat-gap/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Macau's casinos won 40.3% less in the second quarter of 2026 than in the first quarter of 2014. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-13-florida-slots-decline/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-13-florida-slots-decline/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Florida's pari-mutuel slot revenue fell 10.2% year over year in August 2026, the steepest drop since February 2021. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-13-downtown-occupancy-low/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-13-downtown-occupancy-low/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Downtown Las Vegas hotel occupancy was 55.8% in June 2026, its lowest since January 2022. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-12-strip-win-vs-visitors/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-12-strip-win-vs-visitors/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Las Vegas had 9.2% fewer visitors from January to August 2026 than in the same months of 2019, while Strip casinos won 36.3% more. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-12-maryland-august-decline/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-12-maryland-august-decline/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Maryland's six casinos had their lowest August since 2020, down 6.0% at $160m from slots and table games. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-12-locals-outgrow-strip/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-12-locals-outgrow-strip/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Las Vegas's locals areas have outgrown the Strip, up 5.8% in two years against 0.9%. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-12-handle-flat-hold-up/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-12-handle-flat-hold-up/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Online sports betting revenue grew faster than handle from 2022 to 2025 in each of 11 states with online sports betting for all of 2022 and full handle and revenue figures for both years. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-virginia-new-casinos/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-virginia-new-casinos/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Virginia's casinos were up 15.0% in August 2026. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-strip-sportsbook-august/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-strip-sportsbook-august/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Las Vegas Strip sportsbooks won 31.9% less in August 2026 than a year earlier, at $14.1m. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-record-handle-week/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-record-handle-week/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New York's online sportsbooks took $661m in bets in the week ending November 2, 2025, their biggest betting week since the market opened in January 2022. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-pennsylvania-tables-slots/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-pennsylvania-tables-slots/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Pennsylvania's casinos took in $280m from slots and table games in August 2026, down 5.8% on August 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-june-scoreboard/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-09-june-scoreboard/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Las Vegas airport passengers fell 9.3% in June 2026 from June 2025, while traffic on I-15 at the California border rose 5.2% and convention attendance rose 25.8%. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-08-strip-hold-by-game/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-08-strip-hold-by-game/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Control Board's win percentage for Las Vegas Strip table games was 15.05% in August 2026, 1.21 pts below August 2025, yet table win rose 0.5%. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-08-reno-twelve-month-record/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-08-reno-twelve-month-record/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Reno's 12-month gaming win is now 8.1% above its 2006 high. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-08-ontario-online-casino-record/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-08-ontario-online-casino-record/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ontario's licensed online casinos won C$336.3m in August 2026, the most in any month since the regulated market opened in April 2022. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-08-illinois-casino-streak/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-08-illinois-casino-streak/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Illinois casinos have been up year over year every month since July 2021, all 62 months the series here can compare. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-07-september-weeks-hold/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-07-september-weeks-hold/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT New York's online sportsbooks took $2.3bn in bets in the four weeks ending in September 2026, up 4.4% on the same four weeks of 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-07-atlantic-city-august/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-07-atlantic-city-august/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Atlantic City's nine casinos won $295m in August 2026, down 5.5% on August 2025, which was the highest month in the series back to December 2014. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-06-strip-slot-win-streak/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-06-strip-slot-win-streak/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Slot machines on the Las Vegas Strip won $370.1m in August 2026, up 0.9% on August 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-06-strip-highest-august/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-06-strip-highest-august/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Las Vegas Strip won $684m in August 2026, up 0.7% on August 2025 and the highest August in the Control Board's record back to 2004, while Las Vegas visitor volume (LVCVA est.) fell 4.3% to 3.03 million. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-06-maryland-september-split/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-06-maryland-september-split/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Maryland casino revenue was $151.4m in September 2026, down 0.1% on September 2025. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-05-statewide-seven-month-run/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-05-statewide-seven-month-run/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nevada's gaming win rose year over year for a seventh straight month in August 2026, its longest run since the eight months to February 2024. https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-05-macau-september-reversal/ https://ggrdata.com/notes/2026-10-05-macau-september-reversal/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Macau's gross gaming revenue was MOP 18.1bn in September 2026, down 1.2% on September 2025 and the fourth straight month below the year before.