In January, table games at Parx Casino had $9.7 million in gross revenue. Last January, they earned $7.6 million.
The Bensalem casino had the state’s second highest revenue behind Sands Casino in Bethlehem, which earned just under $10 million.
Pennsylvania taxes gross table games revenue at 16 percent (14 percent to the Commonwealth’s General Fund and 2 percent to local share fund). Parx tables generated about $1.5 million in state taxes and $194,116 for Bensalem and Bucks County.
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According to a release, tables at all 10 state casinos generated about $53 million in revenue and $8.6 million in taxes.
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Jan. 2012 Tables
Jan. 2012 Gross Revenue
Jan.
2011 Tables
Jan. 2011 Gross Revenue
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
135
$9,995,786
100
$7,090,822
Parx Casino
184
$9,705,806
152
$7,632,095
Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack
125
$7,045,533
122
$5,616,750
SugarHouse Casino
54
$6,300,127
43
$4,427,258
Rivers Casino
108
$5,162,804
86
$4,646,280
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
84
$4,299,660
84
$3,293,804
Mount Airy Casino Resort
72
$3,664,449
80
$2,969,761
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
69
$2,950,280
58
$3,022,143
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino
78
$2,548,065
68
$2,885,453
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
53
$1,307,984
48
$1,726,388
Statewide Total
962
$52,980,494
841
$43,310,753
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