Meadows’ slots revenue posts April increase
HARRISBURG – The Meadows Casino was the top percentage gainer in slot machine revenue in April, according to the latest report from Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
The PGCB said in a news release Tuesday gross revenue from slot machines at the 12 casinos rose 1.5 percent in April to $208,999,688 compared to the $205,894,827 of gross revenue in April 2015.
Tax revenue in April of this year was $111,555,793.
According to data from PGCB, The Meadows Casino took in $19,255,760 in gross slots revenue in April, a 4.85 percent increase from April of a year ago, and the largest percentage gain of any of the casinos in April.
The next largest percentage gain was registered at Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin, which took in $2,652,423, a 3.93 percent gain over the $2,552,197 in April 2015.
The region’s other gaming site, Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino saw its gross terminal rise slightly – up 0.70 percent – from $23,921,911 last month to $23,756,231 a year ago.
According to the control board, the average number of slot machines operating throughout Pennsylvania was 26,590 in April compared to 26,265 in April 2015.