Jan 5, 2017 2 min read

Slot machine revenue at the state’s 12 casinos was essentially flat in 2016, according to a report Thursday from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

According to a release from the PGCB, total revenue for 2016 stood at $2,360,184,122, the sixth consecutive year in which revenue has topped $2.3 billion. However, the latest amount is 0.23 percent less than slot machine revenue in 2015, when gross revenue totaled $2,365,651,659.

According to PGCB’s figures, tax revenue generated from slot machine gaming in 2016 was $1,259,648,414, which it said was used for property tax reduction to Pennsylvania homeowners, strengthening the commonwealth’s horse racing industry and funding economic development projects.

For the year, The Meadows Casino saw its gross slots revenue rise 0.63 percent, from $220,233,130 in 2015 to $221,620,054 last year.

At Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino, 2016 slots revenue declined 4.3 percent from $276,950,116 in 2015 to $265,049,329 last year.

Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin in Farmington saw a 1.96 percent decline in year-over-year slots revenue, moving from $29,913,908 in 2015 to $29,326,854 in 2016.

Besides The Meadows, only three other casinos – Parx, Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and SugarHouse – reported year-over-year slots revenue increases.

The PGCB also released slots revenue results from December, reporting a 6.17 percent statewide decline from December 2015.

Locally, The Meadows saw gross terminal revenue decline 9.73 percent from $19,074,748 in December 2015 to $17,218,203 last month.

Rivers Casino’s gross terminal revenue was down 6.14 percent last month, and Lady Luck’s fell 2.63 percent.

The three area casinos’ results mirrored the performance of most of the other casinos. Of the 12 units, only Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino and Valley Forge Casino Resort saw slots revenue rise from December to December.

According to PGCB, the average combined number of slot machines operating daily was 26,074 in December 2016, compared to 26,229 in December 2015.