Slots revenue from Maryland's two casinos declined in June for the second straight month, dropping 5 percent to $12.61 million, the Maryland Lottery reported Tuesday.
Hollywood Casino Perryville, the larger of the two, brought in some $784,000 less than in May.
The 1,500-machine casino, which opened in September, took in $8.82 million, down from $9.61 million the previous month. The casino generated an average of $196.05 per machine per day in June.
The decline at Perryville was offset in part by revenue increases at the smaller Casino at Ocean Downs, which took in nearly $3.78 million last month, up from $3.69 million in May.
4 comments:
Maybe some of the unintended consequences of the increased booze taxes......
people dont h ave any money to spend on slots
the OC one is doing better due to the summer season, it will go down in the fall.
What the hell do they expect. The economy is in the crapper, people losing their jobs everyday, taxes and fees going up on everything. Who has the money to gamble? Im sure as hell not giving MD anymore of my money than I have to. They take enough out of my paycheck. Let alone go to a casino, where all the games a designed not to be beaten.
Im glad for the gamblers - they are getting smart. Stop gambling.
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