PA Gaming Control Board Reports August Slot Machine Revenue

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The gross revenue from the play of slot machines in August of this year fell by $7 million from August 2014 revenue, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

The monthly slot revenue report, posted on the Board's web site www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, shows that August gross revenue from slot machine play was $203,026,163, an amount 3.32% lower than the $210,006,849 in revenue generated in August 2014.

Tax revenue collected by the Commonwealth from the play of slot machines was $108,434,577 this August.

The average number of operating slot machines throughout Pennsylvania casinos was 26,234 in August 2015 compared to 26,403 in August 2014.

Gross revenue for each of the casinos operating in August 2015 is as follows, with the percentage change reflected for those casinos that were operating in August of both years:

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board was established in 2004 and is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state's casino industry. There are 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two resort casinos.  These facilities collectively employ over 17,000 people and generate an average of $3.7 million per day in tax revenue from slot machine and table games play. The largest portion of that money is used for property tax reduction to all Pennsylvania homeowners with additional tax revenue going to the horse racing industry, economic development projects, fire companies, county fairs, water and sewer projects, the Commonwealth's General Fund, and to local governments that host casinos.

Additional information about both the PGCB's regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania's gaming industry can be found at www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. You can also follow the agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl.

CONTACT: Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey
(717) 346-8321

SOURCE Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board