February’s heavy snowfall was brutal to Northwest Indiana’s five casinos, which collectively saw year-over-year revenues drop a staggering 28.3% last month.

“The weather really attacked us. We managed to keep our doors open, but it was like a ghost town here for the first 2 to 2-1/2 weeks,” Kathryn Jenkins, senior vice president and general manager of Horseshoe Hammond, said.

She said the Hammond casino was down 30.1% year-over-year, which she attributed to the massive snowfalls that occurred in the first half of the month. The casino took in $24.7 million in revenues last month versus $35.39 million the previous February. Jenkins said revenues at all Indiana casinos together dropped 30.7%.

Jenkins said she was encouraged by how many guests returned later in the month, putting the casino back on track.