November Table Games Revenue 2.8% Higher Than Last Year
Overall casino gaming revenue rises 1.6%
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gross revenue from gambling at table games in Pennsylvania casinos during November 2017 was up 2.8% compared to November of last year, according to figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
Posted on the Board's web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, the report shows that this November's gross table games revenue was $72,230,798 compared to $70,237,664 in revenue generated by the 12 casinos during November 2016.
Total tax revenue from table games play during November was $11,654,046* with an average of 1,257 tables in operation statewide on a daily basis.
Gross table games revenue for each of the casinos for November 2017 and November 2016 is as follows:
| Casino |
November 2017 |
November 2016 |
% Change |
| Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem |
$20,112,687 |
$19,882,805 |
1.16% |
| Parx Casino |
$13,701,168 |
$14,381,739 |
-4.73% |
| SugarHouse Casino |
$10,574,515 |
$10,301,474 |
2.65% |
| Rivers Casino |
$5,690,081 |
$5,295,858 |
7.44% |
| Harrah's Philadelphia |
$4,479,198 |
$4,735,526 |
-5.41% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$3,609,738 |
$3,494,310 |
3.30% |
| Mohegan Sun Pocono |
$3,341,666 |
$2,868,969 |
16.48% |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$3,303,695 |
$2,495,262 |
32.40% |
| The Meadows Casino |
$3,239,834 |
$2,746,001 |
17.98% |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$2,750,823 |
$2,605,722 |
5.57% |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$1,000,630 |
$1,110,985 |
-9.93% |
| Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin |
$426,761 |
$319,014 |
33.78% |
| Statewide Total |
$72,230,798 |
$70,237,664 |
2.84% |
The increase in table games revenue coupled with the earlier reported 1% increase in slots revenue for November resulted in an overall gaming revenue increase for the month of approximately 1.6%, per the below table:
| Casino |
November 2017 |
November 2016 |
% Change |
| Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem |
$44,224,821 |
$43,810,482 |
0.95% |
| Parx Casino |
$43,905,479 |
$44,354,909 |
-1.01% |
| Rivers Casino |
$26,648,074 |
$25,083,371 |
6.24% |
| SugarHouse Casino |
$24,801,013 |
$24,400,215 |
1.64% |
| Harrah's Philadelphia |
$19,574,203 |
$19,714,922 |
-0.71% |
| The Meadows Casino |
$19,316,816 |
$19,675,804 |
-1.82% |
| Mohegan Sun Pocono |
$19,125,650 |
$19,197,358 |
-0.37% |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$18,688,358 |
$18,495,529 |
1.04% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$15,433,678 |
$14,001,353 |
10.23% |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$9,742,132 |
$9,907,235 |
-1.67% |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$9,549,963 |
$8,496,105 |
12.40% |
| Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin |
$2,550,266 |
$2,499,984 |
2.01% |
| Statewide Total |
$253,560,454 |
$249,637,268 |
1.57% |
*Tax revenue figures reflect amount generated prior to any adjustments by the PA Department of Revenue
About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state's casino industry, along with oversight of new gaming initiatives to the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act recently approved through the signing of Act 42 of 2017.
The Commonwealth's casino industry currently consists of 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two smaller resort casinos. These facilities collectively employ 18,000 people and annually generate approximately $1.4 billion 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.
Additional information about both the PGCB's gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania's casino gaming industry can be found at www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. You can also follow the agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl.
CONTACTS: Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey
(717) 346-8321
SOURCE Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
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