West Virginia Online Casino Revenue Comes In At $38.3 Million In April
By Drew Ellis
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Coming off a record revenue month in March, West Virginia online casinos saw revenue dip back in April, understandably.
Last month, the state brought in approximately $38.3 million from iGaming, down 8.8% from March’s record-setting $42 million.
However, West Virginia online casinos still saw a big jump up year-over-year. Last April, the online casinos brought in just $28.6 million. So, revenue by comparison was up 33.9% last month.
How April WV Online Casino Revenue is Tabulated
The West Virginia Lottery releases weekly revenue reports on iGaming through their website, so there are not clear-cut monthly totals, but you can get a good approximation of how things are.
Reports are slotted by the ending of each week, Here’s how each looked in April.
- Week ending April 4: $8,765,843 (averages to $5,009,053 over 4 days)
- Week ending April 11: $9,256,254
- Week ending April 18: $8,287,868
- Week ending April 25: $9,156,228
- Week ending May 2: $9,592,385 (averages to $6,851,704 over 5 days)
- Total: $38,291,107
The weeks ending April 4 and May 2 are done by average, so that is why we say the monthly total was approximately $38.3 million.
With the 15% tax rate on the revenue, $5.7 million was generated for the state through April’s online casino play.
Yearly iGaming Revenue up Nearly 39%
West Virginia continues to see strong year-over-year revenue gains from its online casinos.
However, the percentage growth has dipped a little over the last two months.
The first two months saw year-over-year growth of over 40%, while it dipped to 39.5% in March. April is the lowest yet by a wide margin at just 33.9%, but still a very healthy improvement for the state’s revenue and subsequent tax generation.
Currently, West Virginia is averaging just under $40 million in iGaming revenue per month in 2026. With new monthly records likely to still occur throughout the rest of the year, West Virginia is shaping up to reach $480 million+ in iGaming revenue for 2026.
It’s unlikely they will get to the $500 million milestone this year, but 2027 should be a slam dunk.
Drew Ellis has experience covering the gambling industries in North America and around the world. Decades of media experience provide him with the background to handle the complexities of different gambling laws and policies around the United States and North America. Ellis has primarily focused on online and retail casino news since 2021. Prior to working in the gambling industry, Ellis spent over 20 years in the newspaper industry, covering sports and the gambling. His work for The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun and The Oakland Press was recognized with awards by the Associated Press and other media organizations. Drew has also contributed to the Detroit Free Press and the Associated Press.
