{"id":4250,"date":"2018-04-09T16:48:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T16:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=4250"},"modified":"2018-04-10T14:09:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T14:09:09","slug":"for-once-slot-revenue-was-on-the-rise-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/for-once-slot-revenue-was-on-the-rise-in-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"For Once, Slot Revenue Was On The Rise In Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pennsylvania slot machine revenue<\/strong> reached its largest<\/strong> month-over-month gains since February 2016 with 5.4 percent<\/strong> in revenue in March 2018.<\/p>\n

This figure compares to March 2017 for the 12 Pennsylvania casinos<\/a> is part of a monthly report<\/a> released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board<\/strong> (PGCB).<\/p>\n

The combined gross revenue generated in March 2018<\/strong> was $221,350,220<\/strong>. The prior March, that number was almost $209,984,147<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While annually PGCB brings in $1.4 billion<\/strong> in tax revenue from slot machine and table gameplay, March brought in $115.5 million<\/strong>. On average, 25, 815 slot machines<\/strong> operated throughout Pennsylvania in March 2018. Comparatively, 26, 222 slot machines<\/strong> operated in 2017 for the month of March. That\u2019s a change of 407 machines.<\/p>\n

In March 2017<\/strong>, PA was down 0.60 percent<\/strong> with almost $210 million in revenues from slot machine gaming.<\/p>\n

10 casinos report gains in slot machine revenue<\/span><\/h2>\n

March tells a different tale than February<\/strong>, where slot machine revenue was down 1.7 percent<\/a>. Parx Casino<\/strong><\/a> led the way with $32.7 million<\/strong> in February 2018, with Harrah\u2019s Philadelphia<\/a>, Valley Forge Casino Resort<\/a><\/strong>, and Presque Isle Downs and Casino<\/strong><\/a> also looking back on February favorable. But they were the only ones.<\/p>\n

This month is different. Valley Forge Casino Resort experienced<\/b>\u00a011.53 percent gain<\/strong> in slot machine revenue in March 2018, moving from about $7.2 million<\/strong> in revenue to about $8.2 million<\/strong>. The casino was also the big winner of table games revenue in January<\/a>. Valley Forge was up almost 46 percent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There were also more casinos that can call March 2018 a good month. Presque Isle Downs and Casino reported an 11.53 percent change<\/strong> in revenue from almost $9.5 million<\/strong> to $10.6 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

These casinos also found some March madness:<\/p>\n