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Casino Table Games Revenue Doubles Across Maryland

The first full month of table games at Maryland Live! and the opening of the casino in Allegheny County boosted numbers. Slot revenue was also up.

Revenue from Maryland casinos jumped more than 17 percent in April, helped along by a near doubling of revenue from table games.

The new Rocky Gap facility in Allegany County and the first full month of table games at Maryland Live! Casino helped drive the numbers, though slots revenue was also up across the state.

Maryland saw total gambling dollars hit $69.2 million, up from about $59 million in April. 

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Here's a look at the results from each casino in the state: 

Maryland Live! Casino

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  • Total revenue rose from $46.6 million in April to $55 million in May. 
  • Slot revenue fell slightly from $38.2 million to $37.5 million
  • Table game revenue rose from $8.4 million in April to $17.6 million in May. (Table games debuted on April 11.)
  • The casino will celebrate its first birthday on June 6.

Rocky Gap

  • The new casino in Allegany County opened May 23 and pulled in $649,527, with all but $1,161 coming from slots.

Hollywood Casino

  • The facility in Perryville brought in $8.6 million in May, up from $8.1 million in April. 
  • Revenue from slots was essentially flat, but table game revenue rose from $1.2 million to $1.6 million.

Ocean Downs

  • Total revenue rose about 20 percent between April and May, from about $4 million to $4.8 million. (There are no table games at Ocean Downs.)

The Maryland Lottery Commission said casino revenue for fiscal year 2013 was $511 million, exceeding the budget from the Board of Revenue Estimates.

A portion of casino revenue is distributed to the education trust fund, the horse racing industry and local grants. Here's how the money for May was distributed:

  • $32 million to the casino operators ($16.6 million from slots, $15.4 million from table games) 
  • $28.4 million to the education trust fund ($24.5 million from slots, $3.9 million from table games)
  • $2.7 million to local impact grants
  • $861,756 to race track facility renewals
  • $997,000 to the Maryland Lottery
  • $743,510 to minority and women-owned businesses

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