Pa. slots revenue up; Meadows gain near 10 percent
The severe winter storms of late January apparently didn’t keep gamblers away from Pennsylvania’s slot machines, according to the latest results from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
The PGCB said in a news release Tuesday gross revenue from slot machines at the 12 casinos rose 2.1 percent last month to $184,811,874, compared to the $180,963,004 in gross revenue generated in January 2015.
One of the big contributors to the latest revenue report was The Meadows Casino, which produced $17,141,474 in January, up 9.78 percent from the $15,899,154 generated from the machines a year ago.
The Meadows had the third-highest percentage growth in the state, behind Mohegan Sun Pocono at 10.78 percent above its January 2015 slots results; and January’s leader Mount Airy Casino Resort, which turned in a gain of 11.18 percent above its January 2015 amount.
Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino saw its gross slots revenue decline by 3.87 percent, from $22,996,965 a year ago to $21,396,528 last month, while Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin in Farmington reported an 8.05 percent decline, moving from $2,109,974 in January 2015 to $1,940,072 last month.
The PGCB noted that prior to the winter storm that blanketed most of Pennsylvania during the next to last weekend of the month, slots revenue was up almost 5 percent when compared to the first 21 days of the month against January 2015. While most casinos were able to remain open during the storm, difficulties for patrons in reaching the facilities led to weekend revenues that were much lower than normal.
Tax revenue in January was $98,750,980.