Pennsylvania Casino Slot Machine Revenue Dips 3% During November
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Boardposted on its web site today the monthly report for total revenue generated from the play of slot machines at casinos during November.
According to the report, gross revenue from slot machines at the 12 casinosfell 3.44% in November of this year to $183,441,906 compared to the $189,970,652 in gross revenue generated in November 2013.
Tax revenue generated by the play of slot machines during November of this year was $97,829,129.
Gross revenue for each of the casinos operating in November 2014 is as follows, with the percentage change reflected for those casinos that were operating in November of both years.
Casino
|
November 2014
|
November 2013
|
% change
|
Parx Casino
|
$29,584,843.37
|
$28,673,556.53
|
3.18%
|
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
|
$22,982,683.59
|
$24,210,545.94
|
-5.07%
|
Rivers Casino
|
$22,013,080.00
|
$22,949,773.17
|
-4.08%
|
Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack
|
$17,618,251.22
|
$18,238,834.51
|
-3.40%
|
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
|
$16,927,126.29
|
$17,761,231.69
|
-4.70%
|
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
|
$16,671,732.26
|
$17,313,677.30
|
-3.71%
|
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino
|
$16,277,962.61
|
$18,007,638.56
|
-9.61%
|
SugarHouse Casino
|
$13,443,129.52
|
$14,343,295.52
|
-6.28%
|
Mount Airy Casino Resort
|
$11,064,063.99
|
$11,233,486.95
|
-1.51%
|
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
|
$8,192,914.84
|
$10,121,336.79
|
-19.05%
|
Valley Forge Casino Resort
|
$6,163,073.78
|
$5,389,459.75
|
14.35%
|
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin
|
$2,503,044.10
|
$1,727,815.70
|
44.87%
|
Statewide Total
|
$183,441,905.57
|
$189,970,652.41
|
-3.44%
|
The average number of slot machines operating throughout Pennsylvania at the 12 casinos was 26,376 in November 2014 compared to 26,581 in November 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 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two resort casinos, collectively employ over 17,700 people within their facilities and generate an average of $4 million per day in tax revenue from slot machine and table games play. 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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