Politics & Government
Parx Wins Over $10M from Tables
Tables generate more than $200K in November for Bensalem and Bucks County.
The play of table games during November at Pennsylvania casinos generated tax revenue of more than $8.7 million, according to figures posted by the Gaming Control Board.
With an average of 946 tables in operation on a daily basis during November, gross revenue from play of all table games was $54,030,362 which was more than $15.5 million higher than November 2010 when revenue totaled $38,520,402 with an average 745 tables operating on a daily basis.
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led the state with $10.6 million in table game revenue and $1.8 million in taxes – $1.6 million to the state and $212,952 to Bensalem and Bucks County.
Pennsylvania taxes gross table game revenue at 16 percent (14 percent to the Commonwealth’s General Fund and 2 percent to local share fund) which resulted in $8.7 million of tax revenue.
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Gross revenue for each of the casinos in November 2011 compared to November 2010 is as follows:
Casino
Nov. 2011 Tables
Nov. 2011 Gross Revenue
Nov.
2010 Tables
Nov. 2010 Gross Revenue
Parx Casino
183
$10,647,582
81
$6,681,119
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem
129
$8,621,584
89
$4,165,574
SugarHouse Casino
53
$6,999,825
40
$5,311,556
Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack
121
$6,517,847
119
$4,953,259
Rivers Casino
108
$6,103,011
86
$4,184,702
Mount Airy Casino Resort
72
$3,812,551
78
$3,037,067
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
84
$3,552,201
84
$3,606,784
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
65
$3,050,170
56
$2,486,936
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino
78
$2,762,629
64
$2,469,206
Presque Isle Downs and Casino
53
$1,962,962
48
$1,624,200
Statewide Total
946
$54,030,362
745
$38,520,402
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