PA Table Games Revenue up 12.5% in January

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Revenue from table games play at the 12 Pennsylvania casinos was $66 million in January 2015, according to a report released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. 

That amount represents a 12.5% increase in revenue from table games play during January of this year compared to January of 2014.

The monthly report, posted on the Board's web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, also shows $9,467,042 in tax revenue that was generated from table games this January.

Combined revenue from the play of slot machines and tables games during January was $246,986,947, an increase of 7.2% over last January's total of $230,498,811.

Gross table games revenue for each of the casinos operating in both January 2015 and January 2014 is as follows:

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 17,200 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