Politics & Government
Parx Falls Behind Sands in Table Games Revenue
All 10 Pennsylvania casinos made over $54 million.
in Bensalem had the second highest revenue from table games out of Pennsylvania's 10 casinos during August. It usually finishes tops in the state.
Tables at Parx earned $9.67 million compared to $10.11 million at Sands Casino in Bethlehem. Parx has 172 tables and Sands has 129.
According to a release, gross revenue from the average 918 tables in operation on a daily basis during August was $54.76 million. Pennsylvania taxes table games at 16 percent which resulted in a return of $8.84 million of tax revenue returned to the Commonwealth.
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For the first time, the Board was able to make a year over year comparison of table game revenue. August 2010 was the first full month of table game operation at nine of the casinos, with a tenth casino, SugarHouse, beginning table games operation in September 2010.
In that comparison, revenue this August was more than $20 million higher than August 2010 when revenue totaled $34,555,172. However, 282 more tables were in operation at casinos this August helping to produce that difference.
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Gross revenue for each of the casinos in August 2011 compared to August 2010 is as follows:
Casino
August 2011 Tables
August 2011 Gross Revenue
August 2010 Tables
August 2010 Gross Revenue
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
129
$10,769,620
89
$4,297,070
Parx Casino
172
$9,674,727
57
$6,338,617
Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack
121
$7,449,605
99
$5,918,137
SugarHouse Casino
47
$6,118,038
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Rivers Casino
107
$5,645,514
85
$4,162,280
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino
78
$3,510,056
61
$2,395,124
Mount Airy Casino Resort
72
$3,358,558
72
$3,360,361
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
84
$3,306,177
72
$3,533,765
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
63
$3,130,556
53
$2,658,762
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
44
$1,794,059
48
$1,891,056
Statewide Total
918
$54,756,909
636
$34,555,172
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