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Mount Airy slot machine revenue up from a year ago
HARRISBURG, PA: Revenue generated through the play of slot machines at Pennsylvania casinos during January 2012 increased 7.44% compared to the amount generated in January of last year.
It was the eleventh time in the past twelve months in which monthly slot revenue showed an increase over the previous year.
According to the monthly report posted today on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s web site www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, this January’s gross revenue at the 10 operating casinos from slot machine play was $190,517,560 compared to gross revenue of $177,317,920 in January 2011.
The PGCB also reported that the amount of tax revenue produced for the Commonwealth from slot machine play during January 2012 was $103,475,679, an average of $3.3 million of tax revenue generated per day.
January 2012 and 2011 gross revenue and percentage change for each of the casinos is as follows:
Casino |
January 2012 |
January 2011 |
% change |
Parx Casino |
$31,622,707.95 |
$29,055,855.68 |
8.83% |
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem |
$22,499,691.16 |
$19,805,023.41 |
13.61% |
Rivers Casino |
$21,857,008.60 |
$20,173,211.75 |
8.35% |
Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack |
$20,135,948.12 |
$21,608,524.89 |
-6.81% |
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$19,379,084.78 |
$18,427,085.21 |
5.17% |
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino |
$18,681,927.26 |
$18,094,001.88 |
3.25% |
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs |
$18,355,714.03 |
$18,059,541.98 |
1.64% |
SugarHouse Casino |
$15,557,548.06 |
$10,095,672.67 |
54.10% |
Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$11,666,664.73 |
$11,476,856.67 |
1.65% |
Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$10,761,266.17 |
$10,522,146.62 |
2.27% |
Statewide Total |
$190,517,560.86 |
$177,317,920.76 |
7.44% |
The average number of operating slot machines at these facilities was 26,266 in January 2012 and 26,841 in January 2011.
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