The $233,147,479 in gross revenue from the play of slot machines at Pennsylvania’s casinos marked a record high for any month since legalized gaming began in November 2006, according to a Gaming Control Board press release.
The previous high was in July 2011 when gross revenue totaled $218,300,465. This March’s amount was also 8.5 percent higher than the amount of gross revenue generated in March 2011 when revenue was $214,926,433.
in Bensalem had the highest slots revenue of the state’s casinos with $37.28 million. The next closest was Sands Casino in Bethlehem with $28.06 million.
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March also saw the opening of the state’s 11th gaming facility, Valley Forge Casino Resort, which earned over $500,000 in two invite-only test nights and one day of operation to the public.
March 2012 and 2011 gross revenue and percentage change for each of the casinos is as follows:
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Casino
March 2012
March 2011
% change
Parx Casino
$37,276,556.75
$34,294,738.44
8.69%
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
$28,063,510.27
$23,592,345.08
18.95%
Rivers Casino
$26,695,320.93
$24,311,676.14
9.80%
Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack
$25,820,331.04
$25,613,661.46
0.81%
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
$23,435,233.27
$22,615,717.01
3.62%
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino
$22,813,405.50
$22,438,093.46
1.67%
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
$21,332,585.93
$20,191,116.53
5.65%
SugarHouse Casino
$18,691,110.85
$14,930,281.07
25.19%
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
$15,040,028.00
$14,707,915.22
2.26%
Mount Airy Casino Resort
$13,476,828.08
$12,230,888.74
10.19%
Valley Forge Casino Resort *
$502,568.55
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Statewide Total
$233,147,479.17
$214,926,433.15
8.48%
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