Pennsylvania slot revenue sees 4% drop in February

According to the report released Friday, the loss was attributed to the fact there were 29 days last February because of leap year. Tax revenue in February exceeded $102 million. Overall, the average number of slot machines operating in February 2017 was 26,254, a total of 150 fewer than last February, according to the report.

Gross revenue from gambling at table games across Pennsylvania during January 2016 was 2.1 percent higher than last year, according to a report released in mid-February by the gaming control board. January's gross table games revenue was $72.6 million compared to a little more than $71 million last January. Total tax revenue from table games lay during January reached almost $11.7 million. The increase n table games revenue, coupled with the earlier reported 2.4 percent decrease in slots revenue, added up to an overall gaming revenue decrease of 1.2 percent. Below is a casino-by-casino assessment of revenues.

Parx Casino in Bensalem, in suburban Philly, was down in slot machine revenue by 6.54 percent in February compared to the same month last year, totaling almost $31 million. It remained the state's top casino for slots revenue. On the table games side, its January revenue topped $16.2 million, an almost 28 percent increase over last January. And in overall gaming for January, its total of $46.5 million topped all Pa. casinos and was a 6.7 percent gain over January 2016.

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem showed almost a 1 percent increase year-over-year in slot machine revenue in February, of $25.3 million. That left it second on the list among Pa. casinos in slot machine machine. On the table games side, it ranked No. 1 in January at more than $18.2 million, a more than 13 percent drop from last January. And its total gaming revenue for January was almost $42.1 million, second highest in the state but a 5.25 percent drop from January 2016.

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh finished with February slot machine revenue of more than $23 million, third highest of the state's casinos. That pretty much matched last February's total. In January, its table games revenue topped $5.1 million, a 5.6 percent drop from January 2016. The casino finished third in January in total gaming revenue among Pa. casinos at $26.6 million, around 1 percent less when compared to last January.

Revenue for slots in February topped $17.7 million at The Meadows Racetrack and Casino near Pittsburgh. That was a 5.8 percent drop from last February. On the table games side, its January 2016 revenue topped 2.6 million, a 2.4 percent increase over last January and the ninth highest total among the state's casinos. It overall gaming total of $19 million in January 2017 ranked it seventh among the state's casinos and was a 4.7 percent drop from the previous January.

The midstate's Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Track ranked fifth in slot machine revenue for February 2017, at $17.2 million. That was a 2.4 percent drop from the previous February. Its table games revenue in January was $3.14 million, an almost 22 percent increase from January 2016. Overall, in January, it ranked eighth in revenue at a little more than $19 million, a 2.3 percent increase over last January.

Mohegan Sun Pocono ranked sixth among Pa.'s casino in February for slot machine revenue, pulling in almost $17 million. That was a drop of 8.6 percent from last February. Its table game revenue for January 2017 was $3.17 million, a more than 10 percent year-over-year increase. Its total gaming revenue for this past January was $19.85 million, sixth among the state's casinos. Compared to last January, that as a 5.7 percent drop.

Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack ranked seventh in February slot machine revenue at more than $16.3 million, an almost 11 percent drop from the previous February. It finished fourth in table games revenue in January at $5.134 million, a 3.3 percent increase. Overall, Harrah's was fifth in gaming revenue for January at $20.4 million, a 7.6 percent drop from January 2016.

SugarHouse Casino on Delaware Avenue in Philly ranked eighth in February slots revenue, at $15.1 million. Compared to last February, that was a 4.4 percent drop. It ranked third in January 2017 table games revenue,at almost $11 million, a 3.4 percent increase over the previous year. When you add up both sides, SugarHouse finished fourth in total revenue for January 2017 at $24.9 million, 2.2 percent more than the previous January.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) is recognizing March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month in order to promote resources intended to help individuals with a gambling addiction. The Board has directed its staff to raise awareness of problem gambling and available resources by providing a public booth over several days in the Capitol Mini-Rotunda in Harrisburg.

Gaming Control Board Executive Director Kevin F. O’Toole says the agency’s role in protecting the interests of the public is not limited to making sure casinos are safe and gaming is fair, but to readily provide help to individuals who develop a gambling problem, according to a release.

Mount Airy Casino's slot machine revenue for February was $11.2 million, a 3.7 percent drop from last year. It ranked seventh in January table games revenue, at 3.3 million. That was a 6.45 percent increase over the previous January. Add up the January figures and Mount Airy's total gaming revenue was almost $14 million, ninth best among Pa. casinos and around 2 percent less than January 2016.

Presque Isle Downs and Casino, in Erie, posted February slot machine revenue of almost $9 million, a 6.3 percent drop from last February. Its January table games revenue was $1.15 million, ranking it 11th on the list of Pa. casinos. That was a 1.3 percent drop from last January. Finally its total gaming figures for January 2017 was $8.8 million, a 2.5 percent drop from last January.

Valley Forge Casino Resort was 11th in slot machine revenue in February, at $6.8 million, a 7 percent hike over last February. It totaled $2.5 million in table games revenue in January 2017, a drop of more than 20 percent compared to the previous January. Its overall gaming revenue for this January was $9.15 million, an almost 2 percent year-over-year drop.

Lady Luck Casino in Nemacolin, in Farmington, Fayette County, posted slot machine revenue in February of $2.6 million, an almost 19 percent rise over the previous February. Still, that casino finished last in slots revenue among the state's 12 casinos. Its overall gaming revenue for January was also the lowest among the state's casinos, at $2.4 million. That was a 5.7 percent increase over January 2016.