Maryland Live is state’s leading revenue-generating casino in February

Maryland's six casinos brought in $128.7 million in revenue, short of the $133.5 million record set in December.

The February revenue represents an increase of $35.4 million, or a 38 percent increase, from the same month last year. Excluding MGM, which opened Dec. 8, statewide casino revenue in February decreased by 11.1 percent, or $10.3 million.

Maryland Live Casino led the way with $46.3 million in revenue, although it is the third consecutive month of year-over-year declines for the Anne Arundel County casino. The revenue figure is $7.7 million less than February 2016, or down 14.3 percent.

MGM generated $45.8 million in revenue in February.

Maryland Live has led the way in casino revenue all but one month since it opened in the summer of 2012, with MGM bringing in the most revenue in January. Maryland Live has the largest gaming floor in the state with 3,941 slot machines and 209 table games and MGM has 3,212 slots and 165 table games.

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore continued to see a decrease in revenue from MGM's opening, bringing in $22 million in revenue last month, down $3 million, or 11.9 percent, from February 2016.

Hollywood Casino Perryville also saw revenue drop year-over-year, bringing in $6.2 million in February, 4.6 percent less than the previous year.

Rocky Gap Casino Resort generated $4.4 million last month, up 13.9 percent year-over-year, while Casino at Ocean Downs brought in $4 million, a 3.5 percent increase over February 2016.