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State’s casinos record drop in revenue in May

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:00:20 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Revenue for Mississippi casinos dropped about $2 million in May from April. The Mississippi Department of Revenue released figures that show casinos took in $185.3 million may compared to $187 million in April. And the figures showed casino revenue was 26 percent higher in May than a year ago, when river casinos [...]

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Philadelphia now largest city in U.S. with casino

Associated Press — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:10:25 +0000

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia took the title yesterday of largest U.S. city with a casino when Pennsylvania’s 10th gambling hall opened despite years of community protests and delays. SugarHouse Casino drew a raucous crowd of well over a thousand people to the Delaware River waterfront for a chance to play among its 1,600 slot machines and [...]

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Louisiana’s casinos see fewer winning hands

Associated Press — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:23:42 +0000

BATON ROUGE, La. — Winnings from gamblers at Louisiana’s state-licensed casinos dropped in August. State police report that the 13 riverboats, Harrah’s downtown New Orleans casino and the four racetrack casinos won $193.4 million last month. That’s down from 2.4 percent from $199.8 million in August 2009. The tally dropped 11.9 percent from $219.4 million [...]

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