The first numbers are coming in on revenue from Pennsylvania’s new truck stop video gaming terminals, suggesting the potential for tens of millions of dollars in new gambling spending and tax proceeds from it in the state.
The VGTs, limited to five machines at mostly rural truck plazas meeting criteria of a 2017 gaming law, are still in their infancy under licensing by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Nonetheless, the board released figures from the first seven locations that opened in August and September.