Map of Pennsylvania Casinos
Pennsylvania has eighteen casinos open now, a mix of large commercial floors, six racetrack casinos, two small resorts, and a handful of Category 4 mini-casinos. This map of Pennsylvania casinos groups every property by region, from the dense ring around Philadelphia in the southeast to the Pittsburgh floors in the southwest and the resorts up in the Poconos. The minimum age to gamble is 21 everywhere in the state.
- Casinos
- 18commercial floors, racinos & mini-casinos
- Minimum age
- 21every casino in the state
- Sports betting
- Legalretail & online, 21+
- Regulator
- PGCBPennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Illustration An illustrated overview, not to scale. See the interactive map below for exact locations.
How casinos are spread across Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania built one of the largest casino markets in the country in under twenty years, and the properties follow its two big metros and its highways rather than a single resort strip. The heaviest concentration sits around Philadelphia in the southeast. Six casinos ring the city, from Parx at Bensalem and the two Philadelphia waterfront and stadium district floors to Harrah’s down at Chester, Valley Forge out at King of Prussia, and the Hollywood mini-casino at Morgantown in Berks County. This is the densest gambling corner in the state and the natural base for a Philadelphia trip.
The southwest gathers around Pittsburgh. Rivers Casino sits on the North Shore by the rivers and stadiums, the Meadows racetrack casino is south of the city in Washington County, and the Live! mini-casino fills a former mall at Greensburg to the east. Further south, near the Maryland and West Virginia lines, the small resort casino at Nemacolin serves the Laurel Highlands.
Across the rest of the state the casinos thin out and follow the population centers. The Poconos and the Lehigh Valley hold Mount Airy, Mohegan near Wilkes-Barre, and Wind Creek at Bethlehem on the old Bethlehem Steel site. The middle of the state runs from the Penn National track at Grantville near Harrisburg through the York and Shippensburg mini-casinos to Happy Valley at State College, which opened in 2026. One casino sits alone in the far northwest, Presque Isle Downs at Erie near the lake.
The Pennsylvania casinos map
Verified Verified locations. The Philadelphia area casinos sit close together and group into a cluster until you zoom in.
Eighteen retail casinos statewide, including six racetrack casinos and five Category 4 mini-casinos. Counts and rosters drift with openings and license changes; dated May 2026.
§ Casinos by region
The hub’s routing job. Pennsylvania breaks into five areas, each linking down to its city and casino pages as they come online.
Philadelphia and the southeast the densest cluster
Six casinos ring Philadelphia, the most of any part of the state. Parx at Bensalem is the largest casino in Pennsylvania and sits northeast of the city, while Rivers Casino on the Delaware waterfront and Live! in the South Philadelphia stadium district cover the city itself. Harrah’s runs a harness track and casino at Chester to the south, Valley Forge is a resort floor at King of Prussia in the western suburbs, and the Hollywood mini-casino at Morgantown reaches out toward Reading.
Pittsburgh and the southwest the rivers and the Laurel Highlands
Rivers Casino sits on Pittsburgh’s North Shore by the confluence of the rivers, close to the stadiums and downtown. South of the city, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows pairs a harness track with a casino in Washington County, and the Live! mini-casino occupies a former mall at Greensburg to the east. Out in the Laurel Highlands near the southern border, the small Casino at Nemacolin rounds out the southwest.
The Poconos and the Lehigh Valley the northeast
Mount Airy is a resort casino up in the Pocono Mountains, a longtime weekend draw from the New York and New Jersey side. Mohegan Pennsylvania, the former Mohegan Sun Pocono, runs a harness track and casino near Wilkes-Barre. South of both, Wind Creek Bethlehem occupies the old Bethlehem Steel site in the Lehigh Valley and is the biggest floor in the region.
Central Pennsylvania Harrisburg to State College
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is the central anchor, a thoroughbred track and casino at Grantville northeast of Harrisburg. To the south the Hollywood mini-casino at York and the Parx mini-casino at Shippensburg serve the lower part of the state. Happy Valley, the newest casino in Pennsylvania, opened in April 2026 in the former Macy’s at the Nittany Mall near State College and Penn State.
Erie and the northwest near Lake Erie
One casino stands alone in the far northwest. Presque Isle Downs & Casino pairs a thoroughbred track with a casino floor on the edge of Erie, the closest casino to the lake and the Ohio line, and the only one for a long stretch in that corner of the state.
Casino laws and minimum age in Pennsylvania
Casino gambling is legal and well established in Pennsylvania, regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board under the state’s Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. There are no tribal casinos in the state. Every property is a commercial license, sorted into categories: the Category 1 racetrack casinos, the Category 2 standalone casinos in or near the big cities, the Category 3 resort casinos, and the Category 4 mini-casinos approved by a 2017 expansion. Online casino games and sports betting are legal statewide and run through the same licensed operators.
The minimum age to gamble is 21 at every Pennsylvania casino. Anyone under 21 may not enter or remain in the slot or table game areas. Pari-mutuel horse race betting and the Pennsylvania Lottery are open at 18, but the casino floor is strictly 21 and over. Retail and online sports betting are legal statewide for bettors 21 and up. Hours vary by property, so check the official site before planning around them, and confirm the current age and rules at the specific venue, since policies can change.
Dated fact Minimum age 21 at every Pennsylvania casino, per the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Verified May 2026. This is the kind of figure to recheck before relying on it.
The biggest casino in Pennsylvania
Parx Casino at Bensalem is the largest casino in the state and one of the busiest on the East Coast. It runs roughly 3,500 slot machines and around 140 table games across about 260,000 square feet of gaming, alongside a sizable poker room and the Parx Racing thoroughbred track next door. It sits about twenty minutes northeast of central Philadelphia in Bucks County, which puts the state’s biggest floor inside the state’s densest cluster. Floor counts shift with renovations, so the figures here are a May 2026 snapshot rather than a fixed number.
Pennsylvania’s casino categories
Pennsylvania sorts its casinos into license categories, which is why the properties differ so much in size. Category 1 licenses went to racetracks that added gaming, the six racinos such as Parx, Harrah’s, the Meadows, Mohegan, Penn National, and Presque Isle Downs. Category 2 covers the standalone city casinos like the two Rivers floors, the two Philadelphia properties, and Wind Creek. Category 3 is the resort license held by Valley Forge and Nemacolin. The Category 4 mini-casinos, capped at 750 slots and a smaller table count, came out of a 2017 gambling expansion and include the Hollywood floors at Morgantown and York, the Parx floor at Shippensburg, Live! Pittsburgh at Greensburg, and Happy Valley at State College.
Sports betting in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is one of the larger sports betting markets in the country, legal both as retail sportsbooks inside the casinos and as online and mobile betting. The apps run through the licensed casinos and are regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, and the minimum age is 21, the same as the casino floor. Online casino games, the slots and table games you can play from a phone, are legal in the state as well, which is less common nationally. For a visitor that means you can bet at a property’s sportsbook or on your phone once you are inside Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania casino questions
Q. How many casinos are in Pennsylvania?
Eighteen retail casinos are operating as of 2026, after Happy Valley Casino near State College opened in April 2026. The mix is large commercial floors, six racetrack casinos, two small resorts, and five Category 4 mini-casinos.
Q. What is the minimum gambling age in Pennsylvania?
It is 21 at every Pennsylvania casino. Anyone under 21 may not enter or stay in the slot or table game areas. Pari-mutuel horse betting and the state lottery are open at 18. Confirm at the venue, since policies can change.
Q. What is the largest casino in Pennsylvania?
Parx Casino in Bensalem, just northeast of Philadelphia, is the largest, with about 260,000 square feet of gaming, roughly 3,500 slot machines, and around 140 table games as of 2026. Size figures shift with renovations, so they are dated rather than fixed.
Q. Where are most of Pennsylvania's casinos?
The heaviest cluster rings Philadelphia in the southeast, with six casinos from Bensalem to Chester and King of Prussia. Pittsburgh anchors a second group in the southwest, and the rest spread through the Poconos, the Lehigh Valley, central Pennsylvania, and Erie.
Q. Is sports betting legal in Pennsylvania?
Yes. Retail sportsbooks operate inside the casinos and online and mobile betting runs through licensed operators, all regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for bettors 21 and over. Online casino games are legal in the state too.
Q. What is the newest casino in Pennsylvania?
Happy Valley Casino, a Category 4 mini-casino in the former Macy's at the Nittany Mall near State College, opened in late April 2026 with about 600 slots and 30 table games, run by SC Gaming.
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Editorial note
Reviewed by the CasinosMap editorial desk. The casino roster, the count of eighteen operating properties, the racetrack and mini-casino split, the legal framework, and the minimum age were checked against current authoritative sources, not prior knowledge. The Happy Valley opening in April 2026 was confirmed from current reporting, and the Parx size figures are dated and treated as a snapshot.
Sources
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board land-based casino locations and roster
- Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regulatory framework, minimum age, sports and online gaming
- American Gaming Association Pennsylvania gaming regulatory fact sheet, minimum age 21
- State College local coverage Happy Valley Casino official opening, April 2026
- Parx Casino official site gaming floor size, slot and table counts for the biggest casino