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WARREN Ohio’s four casinos combined lost nearly a quarter of their revenue in 2020 compared to the previous year, revealing the tremendous impact the viral outbreak had on the state’s gaming industry.
The latest report from the Ohio Casino Control Commission shows 2020 revenue was $643.3 million, down 24.3 percent from 2019, when the casinos brought in $850.9 million.
The pandemic that struck in March caused the casinos Jack Cleveland Casino, Hard Rock Cincinnati Casino, Hollywood Toledo Casino and Hollywood Columbus Casino to close March 13 to June 18. The first full month they were open in the summer, July, the casinos set an all-time revenue record of $86 million.