On Thursday, Virginia issued a revision of historical horse-racing machines (HHRs) and their revenue for May, due to “a reporting issue.” In so doing, a two percent revenue decline turned into a two percent gain, a $1.9 million upward fluctuation.
The statewide tally was $51.4 million, up from a previously reported $49.5 million. However, after adjustment to a same-store basis, the revenue plunged 11 percent. Excluded from the same-store calculation were The Rose casino and Henrico County’s Roseshire slot parlor.
All HHRs in Virginia are the property of Churchill Downs. In some markets, they were seeing the impact of new competition from Cordish Gaming’s Live Virginia temporary casino in Petersburg.
The brunt of the blow was absorbed by Richmond, where HHR parlors saw revenue plummet 22.3 percent to $11.2 million. That translated to $323 per device per day. Also feeling Petersburg’s impact was Rosie’s in nearby Emporia, dropping 19.7 percent to $1.9 millon. That equates to $406 per HHR daily.
The highest per-machine gross was at Roseshire, where the HHRs averaged $490 a day. The overall haul was $2.7 million.
Slots at The Rose shot up 28.1 percent for a $323 per-day average. The northern Virginia casino had the highest statewide gross, $16.1 million.
Another heavy decline was experienced at Colonial Downs, which saw HHRs fall 21.7 percent. The resultant $3.9 million gross computed to $237 per slot per day.
Rosie’s in Hampton Roads grossed an even $10 million, up 7.3 percent. The per-HHR average was $459 per day.
The Rosie’s in Colinsville was the only one not to restate winnings upward. It made $400,000, a 1.4 percent gain from 2025. That meant a per-machine average of $328 a day.
In Vinton, Rosie’s won $5.3 million, a gain of 4.3 percent. The per-device average was $366 a day.
