Let the good times roll.
That’s the word coming from state gaming regulators.
Last week they checked in with the revenue numbers from the state’s slots parlors for July.
Revenue is up, way up. Across the state, play was up 18 percent over July 2008. Even at Harrah’s Chester, which has seen its slots numbers in decline for about a year, posted positive numbers.
Harrah’s raked in $27,294.847, up 0.07 percent from July 2009.
And all of this is before the arrival of table games.
Harrah’s and state gaming officials have been fairly tight-lipped so far when it comes to what kind of numbers table games are posting.
But we got a hint yesterday when a state Gaming Control Board exec indicated that table games are indeed having a beneficial effect on the bottom line.
Board boss Greg Fajt appeared before a House committee and indicated table games are increasing the bottom line at Pa. casinos.
And he offered an even more surprising stat, at least to me. The general thought was that table games would mean a hit for slots. Apparently that's not the case. At the two western Pa. casinos that kicked off table games earlier in July, slots play was actually up after the arrival of table games.
The first numbers from the state casinos’ new table games operations are expected to be released around the middle of the month.
In the meantime, bet on Pennsylvania raking in big bucks from a spike in legal gambling.
That’s the word coming from state gaming regulators.
Last week they checked in with the revenue numbers from the state’s slots parlors for July.
Revenue is up, way up. Across the state, play was up 18 percent over July 2008. Even at Harrah’s Chester, which has seen its slots numbers in decline for about a year, posted positive numbers.
Harrah’s raked in $27,294.847, up 0.07 percent from July 2009.
And all of this is before the arrival of table games.
Harrah’s and state gaming officials have been fairly tight-lipped so far when it comes to what kind of numbers table games are posting.
But we got a hint yesterday when a state Gaming Control Board exec indicated that table games are indeed having a beneficial effect on the bottom line.
Board boss Greg Fajt appeared before a House committee and indicated table games are increasing the bottom line at Pa. casinos.
And he offered an even more surprising stat, at least to me. The general thought was that table games would mean a hit for slots. Apparently that's not the case. At the two western Pa. casinos that kicked off table games earlier in July, slots play was actually up after the arrival of table games.
The first numbers from the state casinos’ new table games operations are expected to be released around the middle of the month.
In the meantime, bet on Pennsylvania raking in big bucks from a spike in legal gambling.
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