U.S. online casino revenue held at $1.02 billion in August across the seven legal iGaming states, matching July’s total and rising 12.3% from a year earlier. It was the second consecutive month above $1 billion and the sixth such month in the first eight months of 2026.
The result follows July’s $1.02 billion national total, which returned the sector above the threshold after June, as this publication reported Aug. 31. Sports Betting Dime put cumulative online casino revenue at $8.07 billion through August and said the industry was on course to exceed $12 billion for the full year.
Pennsylvania widened its reported lead over Michigan. Sports Betting Dime said Pennsylvania’s August online casino revenue was more than $25 million higher than Michigan’s, after a gap of more than $9 million in July and less than $2 million in June. Pennsylvania posted its second-best monthly online casino result, while Michigan recorded its fifth-best.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board separately reported $245.7 million in August revenue from internet casino-type gaming, up 6.25% from a year earlier. The category generated $113.5 million in state tax revenue, even as Pennsylvania’s total gaming and fantasy-contest revenue fell 2.16% to $569.7 million. Mount Airy Casino Resort ceased offering internet gaming during the month.
Growth moderated in two other major markets. Michigan’s online casino revenue grew 15.1% year on year, its first monthly increase below 20% in 2026, according to Sports Betting Dime. The outlet attributed an expected further slowing in Michigan’s rate to the particularly strong comparisons created in the second half of 2025.
New Jersey’s internet gaming win rose 4.4% to $259.3 million, its lowest growth rate on record according to Sports Betting Dime. Yet internet gaming win for the first eight months still rose 13.2% to $2.13 billion, while the state’s August total gaming revenue declined 4.1% to $615.7 million and casino-hotel win fell 5.5%.
