Kansas City area riverboat casinos’ December revenue rises

The Kansas City market reported combined December revenue of us$ 58.6 million, up from us$ 57.8 million in December 2007, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commission released Monday. The four casinos’ combined customer count was 861,919, up from 817,991 a year earlier.

Argosy Casino & Hotel Kansas City had the biggest revenue increase. It’s revenue for the month was us$ 16.4 million, up 4.8 % from us$ 15.7 million a year earlier. The casino had 218,901 customers in December, up from 201,315 a year earlier.

Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino & Hotel reported revenue of us$ 16.4 million, up 1.2 % from us$ 16.2 million a year earlier. The casino had 243,022 customers, up from 217,292 a year earlier.

Ameristar Casino & Hotel Kansas City posted revenue of us$ 19.73 million, down less than 1 percent from us$ 19.75 million a year earlier. The casino had 284,544 customers, up from 283,203 a year earlier.

Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City reported revenue of us$ 6.06 million, down 1.2 % from us$ 6.14 million a year earlier. The casino had 115,452 customers, down from 116,181 a year earlier.