Joliet casinos see revenue gains in January

Harrah’s Casino in Joliet recorded about $17.3 million in adjusted gross receipts last month, compared with $15.3 million in January 2015.

Hollywood Casino brought in about 4.3 percent more in revenue last month, seeing about $9.9 million compared with $9.5 million in January 2015.

In terms of revenue among the state’s 10 casinos, Harrah’s in Joliet ranked as a distant second in January, far behind the $35 million Des Plaines’ River Casino brought in.

The Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin came in third with $13.6 million, while Hollywood Casino in Aurora ranked fourth with $10 million. Hollywood Casino in Joliet came in fifth.

Harrah’s Casino brought in just under $996,000 in tax revenue last month for the city of Joliet, while Hollywood brought in about $585,000. In all, the state’s 10 casinos brought in a collective $6.9 million for Illinois municipalities.

Admissions at Harrah’s stood at 131,914 last month, representing an 4.65 percent increase from 126,053 in January 2015.

Hollywood saw 88,526 visitors, representing a 5.35 percent increase compared with the same time last year.

Year-over-year revenue

Year-end reports for 2015 show Harrah’s brought in about $186 million in all of 2015, compared with $199 million in 2014. Hollywood Casino, on the other hand, brought in $125.3 million in 2015, compared with $122.6 million in 2014.

The state’s 10 casinos brought in nearly $1.44 billion in revenue last year, down from $1.46 billion in 2014. About $84 million of that went to Illinois municipalities. The state’s share of that was $403 million, down from $413 million in 2014.