Gambling in the USA

Table games gains soar in Pennsylvania

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June 20, 2018

Niji Narayan

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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has released and revenue figures for May. The biggest grosser are tables games which notched up revenue of US$74.9 million, a less than 1 per cent increase over the same period last year.

This is about US$500k higher than during the same period in 2017. The PGCB also reported that the overall gaming revenue rose by 0.4 per cent when compared to May 2017.

The state regulator said that total tax revenue from table games during last month operations amounted to US$12 million with an average of 1271 tables in statewide daily operation. Combined gross revenue from slot machines at the 12 state casinos in May of this year was US$203.9 million, 0.4 per cent higher than the May 2017 gross revenue figure of US$203.2 million.

Source: FocusGN

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.