Jan 15, 2016 1 min read

The state’s 12 casinos raised a record $808,135,353 in gross table games revenue in 2015, according to figures released Friday by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

Last year’s total was up 7.82 percent from the 2014 figure of $749,543,217, and the Meadows Racetrack & Casino helped spark that rise. The North Strabane Township gaming venue had $31,265,464 in revenue, an 11.05 percent leap from $28,154,170 the previous year.

Eleven facilities posted increases, including Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin ($5,303,685, up 4.49 percent from $5,075,983) and Rivers Casino ($71,387,669, a 2.92 percent increase from $69,360,716). Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack was the lone exception, with a 1.1 percent decline.

Last year’s table total wasn’t the state gaming industry’s only high watermark. Table and slot machine revenue combined was $3,173,787,012, also a state record. That was the fifth consecutive year that total revenue topped $3 billion. About $22.6 billion in gaming revenue was raised since casinos opened in the Commonwealth.

The state and The Meadows also had a strong December at the tables. Pennsylvania had $72,221,959 in revenue, a 6.21 rise from the previous December. The Meadows posted a 3.92 percent increase, to $2,590,665 last month from $2,492,947 in December 2014. Rivers went up 5.84 percent ($5,690,285 to $6,022,369) while Nemacolin dropped 9.55 percent (to $395,614 from $437,372).

For more information, visit gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.