The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency announced that Hollywood Casino Perryville reversed a decline in revenues as table game revenues showed strength. Ocean Downs also posted gains.
Maryland casinos are becoming bigger players in the regional market, thanks to the addition of table games. Maryland Live Casino is now the largest casino in the region in terms of total revenue. Rival Pennsylvania has been seeing small declines in revenue after years of strong growth. Delaware has seen a sharp decline in gaming revenues.
The Perryville casino generated $7,517,078 from both slot machines and table games in July. Gross gaming revenue for unit per day was: $174.88 for slot machines, $2,395.59 for banking table games and $1,122.72 for non-banking table games. Hollywood Casino’s July 2013 revenue increased by $625,337 or 9.1% from July 2012. Hollywood Casino Perryville operates 1,158 slot machines and 22 table games. The facility debuted its table games on March 6.
The Casino at Ocean Downs generated $5,826,335 in July, and its gross gaming revenue per unit per day was $234.93. Casino at Ocean Downs’ July 2013 revenue increased by $71,919 or 1% from July 2012. The Casino at Ocean Downs operates 800 slot machines. Ocean Downs is located near Ocean City, Md.
