The United States Igaming Revenue Report – April 2026
An overview of igaming revenue in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware, and Rhode Island, the seven states where online gambling is legal in the US.
National
Nationally, igaming revenue continues its inexorable climb toward US$1 billion a month, in April reaching US$938.5 million compared to April 2025’s US$800 million. Delaware set a new record for monthly revenue, while Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut fell short of their respective records set a month earlier in March.
1. Michigan
Michigan’s igaming operators earned $303.4 million in April compared to $248.1 million in April 2025. The total missed the all-time record in Michigan of $322.1 million set a month earlier, but was a 22.3% year-over-year increase.
New Jersey
In April, New Jersey’s igaming revenue reached US$263.1 million compared to the US$235.2 million generated in April 2025.
Like Michigan, the total fell short of the record of US$272.1 million set a month earlier, but was up nearly 12% year over year.
3. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania icasinos produced US$245.8 million compared to US$227.7 million in April 2025. Like Michigan and New Jersey, that fell short of the record set in March of US$259.7 million.
4. Connecticut
Connecticut’s two online-casino operators earned US$67.5 million this April, compared to US$51.8 million last April and, like Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, short of the record of US$74 million set in March, but a 10.6% rise year over year.
5. West Virginia
For the four-week reporting period in April, West Virginia internet casinos won US$38.3 million compared to US$28.6 million April 2025, a significant 33.9% surge. Like Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, it fell short of the record set the previous month of US$42 million.
6. Delaware
Delaware’s April igaming revenue came to US$14.1 million compared to April 2025’s US$8.5 million. Unlike the preceding five states, it did set a new record, beating the old one set in March of US$13.2 million.
7. Rhode Island
Igaming revenue reached US$6.3 million in April, far from the record US$7 million set in March 2026, but a 32% jump over the US$4.7 million from a year earlier.
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The Backstory
March set the bar April nearly cleared
The April figures landed in a market already conditioned by a record-setting March. Online casino revenue across the seven legal U.S. states reached US$938.5 million in April, down from March’s US$970.6 million but still well ahead of US$800 million a year earlier. The month-to-month pullback did little to change the broader trajectory: U.S. igaming is moving toward a US$1 billion monthly market without the benefit of any new state launches.
That context matters because March was not an ordinary comparison point. Five states set monthly revenue records in March, including Michigan at US$322.1 million, Connecticut at US$59.7 million, West Virginia at US$42 million and Delaware at US$13.5 million. Rhode Island also posted a record at US$6.5 million. New Jersey and Pennsylvania were close to their own highs. April, by contrast, showed a market consolidating after a peak rather than reversing course.
The pattern was clearest in the largest states. Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut all slipped from March records or near-records but remained comfortably above April 2025. West Virginia also retreated from its March high while still growing sharply year over year. Delaware stood apart by setting another record in April, while Rhode Island eased from March but continued to expand from a smaller base.
The big three keep reshuffling the lead
Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania remain the engine of U.S. online casino revenue, accounting for most of the national total. Their relative positions have become more fluid as each state’s mature market finds new monthly ceilings. Michigan led in April with US$303.4 million, New Jersey followed with US$263.1 million and Pennsylvania generated US$245.8 million.
That hierarchy has not been fixed. In November 2025, Michigan fell behind both New Jersey and Pennsylvania for the first time that year after its revenue dropped to US$233.3 million from October’s US$261.7 million. New Jersey posted US$253 million that month, while Pennsylvania was just under US$247.2 million. The episode underscored that promotional cadence, calendar effects and customer engagement can temporarily reorder the market even when long-term growth remains intact.
By January, Michigan had reasserted itself near the top with US$298.3 million, though it had slipped below the US$300 million threshold after crossing it in December. January’s national total of US$921 million showed the market had retained most of the gains built during late 2025, with New Jersey at US$258.9 million and Pennsylvania at US$249.3 million. April’s results continued that pattern: the biggest states are no longer delivering novelty growth, but they are producing large, recurring revenue pools that keep lifting the national baseline.
Late 2025 turned records into routine
The current growth curve was established in the second half of 2025, when monthly results began to normalize totals that previously would have been outliers. In August 2025, the seven-state market produced US$837.5 million, up from US$686.7 million a year earlier. Michigan, New Jersey, West Virginia and Delaware set records, and Michigan crossed US$9 billion in cumulative igaming gross gaming revenue since launching online casinos in January 2021.
September reinforced that acceleration. National revenue reached US$818.3 million in September 2025, and New Jersey passed US$2 billion for the year with three months still remaining. Pennsylvania posted its second-highest monthly total at US$233.4 million, Connecticut set a record at US$53.7 million and West Virginia broke its prior high one month after setting it.
Those reports made clear that growth was not confined to one or two leading jurisdictions. The largest states were adding tens of millions in annual gains, while smaller states were compounding from lower bases at faster rates. That combination explains why April 2026 could fall short of March in several jurisdictions and still deliver a national total nearly US$140 million above the prior April.
Small states are adding meaningful lift
The national story is often dominated by Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, but the April report also reflects the growing role of smaller online casino markets. Connecticut generated US$67.5 million in April, up from US$51.8 million a year earlier. West Virginia posted US$38.3 million for its four-week reporting period, a 33.9% year-over-year increase. Delaware reached US$14.1 million, its second consecutive monthly record. Rhode Island grew to US$6.3 million from US$4.7 million.
These states do not rival the big three in scale, yet their growth rates affect the national curve. West Virginia has been especially notable. After setting a record in August 2025 and again in September, the state reached US$41.7 million in January 2026 and US$42 million in March. April’s decline from that high still left revenue far above the prior year. Delaware followed a similar path after BetRivers took over the state’s online casino operations from 888 in January 2025. Revenue that had been US$7.9 million in January 2025 rose to US$12.2 million in January 2026, then to records in March and April.
Rhode Island, the newest and smallest market among the seven, also shows how a monopoly structure can still produce steady gains. Bally’s online casino generated US$5.7 million in January, US$6.5 million in March and US$6.3 million in April. The absolute contribution is modest, but year-over-year increases above 30% help sustain national expansion.
The US$1 billion question
The April report leaves the industry close to a symbolic threshold. March’s US$970.6 million total put the U.S. legal online casino market within striking distance of US$1 billion in monthly gross revenue. April did not cross that line, but US$938.5 million still confirmed that the milestone is likely a matter of timing rather than a structural limit.
The implications extend beyond operators. For states, online casino growth means larger tax receipts from a product that, unlike sports betting, is less dependent on seasonal schedules and headline events. For operators, it validates continued investment in digital casino products, retention tools and cross-sell strategies. For lawmakers in states still debating legalization, the data provide a widening sample of recurring revenue performance across different market sizes and regulatory models.
The risk is that rapid growth can sharpen scrutiny. As monthly revenue approaches US$1 billion, questions over responsible gambling, advertising practices and market concentration are likely to intensify. Still, the internal momentum is evident. The market entered 2026 with US$921 million in January revenue, reached a record in March and followed with one of its strongest months in April. Even after a post-record pullback, the baseline keeps rising.
