For the calendar year 2009, the casinos took in us$ 2.46 billion, compared to us$ 2.72 billion for 2008. Casinos along the Mississippi Gulf Coast won us$ 83.5 million in December, down from us$ 87.2 million in November.
Casinos along the Mississippi River - including Tunica, Vicksburg and Natchez - won us$ 101.4 million in December, up us$ 3.2 million from November.