Slot Machine Revenue In Pennsylvania Drops 5.7% In March

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today on its web site that total revenue generated through the play of slot machines at Pennsylvania casinos during March was down 5.7% compared to the amount generated a year ago.

According to the report, this March’s gross revenue from slot machine play at the twelve casinos was $216,213,980 compared to $229,335,372 of gross revenue in March 2013. Tax revenue generated in March of this year just from slot machine play was $115,684,705.

In a comparison of just the eleven casinos operating in March 2014 that were also open for the full month of March 2013, revenue was 6.7% lower this year.

Gross revenue for each of the casinos operating in March 2014 is as follows, with the percentage change reflected for those casinos.

Casino	March 2014	March 2013	% change
Parx Casino	$33,304,288.65	$36,417,119.68	-8.55%
Rivers Casino	$25,646,514.08	$27,435,784.31	-6.52%
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem	$25,580,709.21	$27,451,188.89	-6.81%
Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack	$20,867,019.47	$23,899,400.02	-12.69%
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course	$20,571,595.19	$22,884,325.78	-10.11%
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs	$20,545,310.21	$20,419,377.34	0.62%
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino	$19,869,316.92	$21,583,272.20	-7.94%
SugarHouse Casino	$16,886,408.60	$17,804,389.55	-5.16%
Mount Airy Casino Resort	$13,016,839.32	$13,127,951.65	-0.85%
Presque Isle Downs and Casino	$11,024,101.21	$12,651,306.27	-12.86%
Valley Forge Casino Resort	$6,694,868.05	$5,661,255.81	18.26%
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin (opened 7/1/13)	$2,207,008.90	n/a	n/a
Statewide Total	$216,213,979.81	$229,335,371.50	-5.72%

The average number of operating slot machines throughout Pennsylvania at the 12 casinos was 26,574 in March 2014 compared to 26,215 at the casinos in March 2013.

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board was established in 2004 with the passage of Act 71, also known as the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. Pennsylvania’s first new state agency in nearly 30 years, the Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state’s casino industry. The 12 casinos in operation all offer both slot machine and table game gambling, employ over 16,000 people, and collectively generate an average of $4 million per day in tax revenue. A portion of that money is used for property tax reduction to all Pennsylvania homeowners; provide funds to the Commonwealth’s horse racing industry, fire companies, a statewide water and sewer project grant program, and the state’s General Fund; and, established a new stream of tax revenue to local governments that host casinos for community projects.

A wealth of information about the Gaming Control Board’s regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. At this website, visitors can watch Board meetings live or view videos of past meetings, look up future meeting schedules and past meeting transcripts, obtain information on identifying a gambling problem and gaining assistance, access an interactive map of casino locations, request a speaker for their group, along with much more information. You can also follow the agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl.

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