Table Games Revenue Up, Overall Gaming Revenue Slightly Down for PA Casinos in January
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gross revenue from gambling at table games in Pennsylvania casinos during January 2017 was 2.1% higher than January 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 January's gross table games revenue was $72,609,879 compared to $71,093,205 in revenue produced by the 12 casinos during January 2016.
Total tax revenue from table games play during January was $11,692,065* with an average of 1,225 tables in operation statewide on a daily basis.
Gross table games revenue for each of the casinos for January 2017 and January 2016 is as follows:
| Casino |
January 2017 |
January 2016 |
% Change |
| Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem |
$18,254,562 |
$21,010,402 |
-13.12% |
| Parx Casino |
$16,236,346 |
$12,688,011 |
27.97% |
| SugarHouse Casino |
$10,998,780 |
$10,636,608 |
3.40% |
| Harrah's Philadelphia |
$5,134,342 |
$4,969,493 |
3.32% |
| Rivers Casino |
$5,132,829 |
$5,435,681 |
-5.57% |
| Mohegan Sun Pocono |
$3,718,424 |
$3,368,736 |
10.38% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$3,299,858 |
$3,099,871 |
6.45% |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$3,140,494 |
$2,579,082 |
21.77% |
| The Meadows Casino |
$2,633,807 |
$2,571,358 |
2.43% |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$2,530,463 |
$3,187,708 |
-20.62% |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$1,155,895 |
$1,171,462 |
-1.33% |
| Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin |
$374,079 |
$374,792 |
-0.19% |
| Statewide Total |
$72,609,879 |
$71,093,205 |
2.13% |
The increase in table games revenue coupled with the earlier reported 2.4% decrease in slots revenue for January resulted in an overall gaming revenue decrease for the month of approximately 1.2%, per the below table:
| Casino |
January 2017 |
January 2016 |
% Change |
| Parx Casino |
$46,532,228 |
$43,610,308 |
6.70% |
| Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem |
$42,077,417 |
$44,406,878 |
-5.25% |
| Rivers Casino |
$26,636,977 |
$26,832,210 |
-0.73% |
| SugarHouse Casino |
$24,892,082 |
$24,345,849 |
2.24% |
| Harrah's Philadelphia |
$20,429,202 |
$22,110,967 |
-7.61% |
| Mohegan Sun Pocono |
$19,849,840 |
$21,046,190 |
-5.68% |
| The Meadows Casino |
$19,088,024 |
$20,025,365 |
-4.68% |
| Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
$19,069,910 |
$18,640,397 |
2.30% |
| Mount Airy Casino Resort |
$13,935,761 |
$14,206,656 |
-1.91% |
| Valley Forge Casino Resort |
$9,147,869 |
$9,328,958 |
-1.94% |
| Presque Isle Downs and Casino |
$8,807,940 |
$9,036,437 |
-2.53% |
| Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin |
$2,447,298 |
$2,314,864 |
5.72% |
| Statewide Total |
$252,914,549 |
$255,905,079 |
-1.17% |
*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. There are 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 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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