HARRISBURG - The play of table games during January at Pennsylvania casinos generated tax revenue of more than $8.6 million, according to figures posted today on the Gaming Control Board’s web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov .

Mount Airy Casino Resort was among those posting a significant gain over a year ago.

With an average of 962 tables in operation on a daily basis during January, gross revenue from play of all table games was $52,980,494 which was nearly $9.7 million higher than in January 2011 when revenue totaled $43,310,753 with an average 841 tables operating on a daily basis. That is a 22.3% increase in revenue year over year.

Pennsylvania taxes gross table games revenue at 16% (14% to the Commonwealth’s General Fund and 2% to local share fund) which resulted in $8,609,347 of tax revenue.

Gross revenue for each of the casinos in January 2012 compared to January 2011 is as follows: