Revenue from Kentucky’s historical horse racing machines (HHRs) was 8.5 percent higher on a same-store basis in April. That comparison excludes Churchill Downs’s new Marshall Yards facility, which opened with 190 HHRs (subsequently enlarged to 206) on February 25. Marshall Yards did $1.5 million in business in April. It averaged $236 per HHR.
The smallest slot parlor in Kentucky, Marshall Yards was dwarfed in inventory and revenue by Churchill Downs’s Derby City casino. Its 1,242 machines averaged $528 apiece for $19.7 million, a 0.2 percent increase.
HHRs at the Bluegrass State’s second-largest racino, Oak Grove, averaged $416 per day. The 1,223-machine property grossed $15.3 million, a 6.7 percent surge.
The third-highest gross occurred at the Turfway Park racino, which hosts 785 HHRs. They averaged $285 daily per machine, for a gross of $6.7 million, a jump of 7.9 percent.
Owensboro’s $4.4 million gross marked a 21.8 percent leap for the property. Its 574 machines averaged $258 apiece daily.
Newport saw a 6.4 percent increase for a gross of $3.5 million, averaging $265 daily.
Although the Ellis Park racino only grossed $2.2 million for the month, that represented a 77.2 percent eruption in revenue. It averaged $279 per day from 264 machines.
The only revenue-negative casino was Derby City Downtown, which slipped 2.3 percent to $1.7 million. It averaged $131 per machine per day from its 435 gaming devices.
