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Ohio Casino Control Commission reports $87.7m casino revenue in September

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In brief

  • Ohio's casinos generated $87.7m in September, up 12.6% year on year.
  • Slots brought in $65.4m and table games $22.2m.
  • Hollywood Columbus had the highest revenue at $26.5m, up 20.1%.
  • Hollywood Toledo's table games revenue fell 18.5% to $2.2m.

Ohio's casinos generated $87.7m in revenue in September, 12.6% more than a year earlier. The figures were released by the Ohio Casino Control Commission.

Slot machines made up the biggest portion of the revenue total, at $65.4 million, a 12% increase, according to the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Table games contributed the other $22.2 million, which was 14.7% higher.

Revenue at Hollywood Columbus climbed 20.1% to $26.5 million, and it led the state's four casinos in both revenue and year-over-year growth. Table game revenue increased 29.7% to $6 million, while slot revenue rose 17.6% to $20.5 million.

Hard Rock Cincinnati recorded revenue of $20.5m, up 15.6%. Slots brought in $13.8m, up 8.2%, and table games generated $6.6m, up 34.6%.

Hollywood Toledo's total increased 6.9% to $19.8 million, though it still generated the lowest revenue of the four casinos. Table games fell 18.5% to $2.2 million, while slots rose 11.2% to $17.6 million.

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