Pa. Slots Up 7.4 Percent for September; Parx Tops $31M

Pennsylvania slot machine revenue was up 7.4 percent in September 2011 with $200 million over last year’s $186 million.

At , revenue dropped slightly from $31.3 million last September to $31.1 million this year – a .7 percent drop. Parx had the highest slots revenue followed by Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh at $23.4 million, Sands Casino in Bethlehem at $22.7 million and Harrah’s Casino in Chester at $21.1 million.

According to a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board release, September slots revenue at the state’s 10 casinos generated almost $109 million in taxes.

At Parx, slots play in September garnered $10 million in state taxes and nearly $1.2 million in taxes for Bensalem and Bucks County. Parx has about 3,400 slot machines.

Casino

September 2011

September 2010

% change

Parx Casino

$31,093,946.44

$31,314,285.78

-0.70%

Rivers Casino

$23,354,280.67

$20,526,563.29

13.78%

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

$22,702,187.29

$20,785,734.64

9.22%

Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack

$21,067,828.56

$23,198,229.11

-9.18%

The Meadows Racetrack and Casino

$20,813,281.06

$20,804,041.55

0.04%

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Racecourse

$19,833,041.22

$19,830,178.60

0.01%

Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs

$18,907,112.63

$18,018,681.46

4.93%

SugarHouse Casino

$14,974,573.68

$4,705,780.29

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Presque Isle Downs and Casino

$14,428,968.74

$15,047,386.25

-4.11%

Mount Airy Casino Resort

$12,973,083.87

$12,134,133.99

6.91%

Statewide Total

$200,148,304.16

$186,365,014.96

7.40%