Pennsylvania casinos generated $192.2 million in gross slot revenue in September, up by 2.4 percent from September 2015, the state Gaming Control Board announced today.
Parx Casino in Philadelphia topped the list with $31.8 million, up by 6.05 percent from $30 million last year. Parx consistently has the state’s highest payout rate, about one point above the statewide average of 90 percent.
At SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, which completed a major renovation this spring, slot revenue rose by 12.2 percent from last year, to $14.5 million. The casino’s $164 million expansion included the addition of 289 slot machines.
Four casinos showed declines in slot revenue from September 2015: Sands Bethlehem, down by 0.55 percent to $24.8 million; Rivers in Pittsburgh, down by 0.54 percent to $20.9 million; Hollywood near Harrisburg, down by 3.2 percent to $16.7 million; and Lady Luck Nemacolin, a resort casino in Fayette County, down by 3.2 percent to $2.5 million.
Pennsylvania has 12 casinos and is the No. 2 state in gambling revenue, behind Nevada.
Slot revenue in September 2015 totaled $187.6 million. While higher than last year’s, the September 2016 slot revenue was down from the $193.9 million posted in August.
Statewide slot revenue topped $200 million in September 2011 and September 2012.
The state, which takes 55 percent of gross slot revenue in taxes, collected $102.6 million last month. Casinos statewide operated an average of 26,632 slot machines, compared with 26,229 in September 2015.
Results for table games will be announced later this month.
