Ohio’s casinos, racinos post another big month, blowing away pre-pandemic records for gambling revenue
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
The last two months were the best two on record for the Ohio casino, racino industry. The facilities were closed or subject to curfews for parts of 2020 and and January of part of February 2021.Rich Exner, cleveland.com
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - The COVID-19 slump is over for Ohio’s casinos and racinos. The question is how much business will surge beyond where it was ever at ahead of the pandemic.
The state’s 11 casinos and racinos in April combined to take in a record $217.1 million in gambling revenue, after paying out winnings, reports released by the state show.
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Apr 7, 2021
(Columbus, OH) - The Ohio Casino Control Commission reports Ohio s four casinos set a record in March: $91 million in revenue, their highest monthly total ever.
Hollywood Columbus, which opened in 2012, set its own monthly record with nearly $25 million and led the state in revenue in March, followed by Hollywood Toledo, Jack in Cleveland, and then Hard Rock in Cincinnati.
Casinos had been closed during certain hours between mid-November and mid-February because of state health department restrictions.
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March was a great month in the state of Ohio when it comes to the gambling industry. Players hit the casinos and racinos in large numbers, producing over $215 million in revenues once all winning bets were paid.
The four casinos in the state brought in over $91 million, which was an 8.7% increase from the previous record-setting amount for that month that took place way back in March 2013. The last time the casinos hit such a high amount was before racinos were allowed and they were the monopoly in the gaming industry.
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For the racinos, the horse tracks brought in over $124 million from its slots-only gaming. This was over 20% more than the previous record set in March 2019. What makes this amount so impressive is that the racinos earned the massive amount with 10% of terminals out of operation.
Ohio’s casinos, racinos crush revenue records with big March, free of overnight curfews and return of poker rooms
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JACK Thistledown Racino s new outdoor gaming area, which opened opened on March 31. It s designed to have an indoor feel while being partially open on three sides to permit smoking.Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio’s gambling industry posted its biggest month ever in March, amid the reopening of poker rooms for the first time in a year, elimination of overnight curfews related to the coronavirus and with stimulus money in the pockets of thousands of Ohioans.
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