Delaware Casino Revenue Falls 5.4% In September
Delaware's three licensed casinos produced a combined $34.4 million in net casino revenue for the accounting period September 1-28, 2026, down 5.4% from the equivalent period a year earlier, according to monthly figures published by the Delaware Lottery.
Video lottery net proceeds across Delaware Park, Bally's Dover and Harrington Raceway & Casino totaled $30.81 million for the period, down 4.7% from $32.33 million a year earlier, even as total amounts wagered on video lottery machines rose slightly to $377.1 million.
Table-games win fell more sharply, down 11.3% to $3.59 million from $4.05 million, even though the amount players wagered on the tables (the drop) was little changed. Combined, the two categories made up the $34.4 million casino total, against $36.38 million in the same period of 2025.
A Mixed Picture Across 3 Casinos
Video lottery net proceeds fell at all three properties year over year: Delaware Park's share slipped to $13.21 million from $13.14 million (essentially flat), Bally's Dover's fell to $9.71 million from $10.75 million, and Harrington's dropped to $7.89 million from $8.44 million.
Bally's Dover and Harrington accounted for most of the overall decline, while Delaware Park held up better than its two peers.
Delaware's Three-Casino Market
Delaware's casino industry has been a closely watched, slow-growth market for years, regulated by the Delaware Lottery and limited to the state's three licensed venues - GDC has tracked its month-to-month swings in previous reports as the casinos compete for a customer base increasingly drawn to online and out-of-state options.
September's figures continue that softer trend, with both of the state's core casino revenue streams, video lottery and table games, down from a year earlier. Online casino figures are not included.
How The Revenue Is Split
Delaware's table-games revenue is divided by formula once it is collected: in the September 2026 period, the state took a 15.5% share (about $556,655) of the $3.59 million in table-games net proceeds, racetrack purses received 4.5% (about $161,609), and the track operators themselves kept the remaining 80% in commissions (about $2.87 million).
That split was little changed from September 2025, when the state's share came to roughly $627,874 on a larger $4.05 million table-games total, underlining that the September 2026 decline was a revenue problem rather than a change in how the money is divided.
Video lottery proceeds are distributed under a separate formula that also channels a set share to the state, the tracks and purses, meaning a dip in either revenue line has a direct knock-on effect for all three.
With both lines down together in September, the state, the tracks and the purse accounts that fund live racing all took a smaller cut than they did a year earlier. The next few monthly reports will show whether September was an isolated soft month or the start of a longer slide for the state's casino revenue base.
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