COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s casino revenue took a dive at all four sites across the state in September, but the gambling palace on the West Side is setting the pace so far in 2014.
The latest monthly totals released Tuesday show all four had a decline from August. Combined, the casinos also posted lower overall revenue numbers compared with September a year ago.
The casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati saw revenue drops for the month compared with a year ago, but the Toledo and Columbus casinos did show slightly better numbers in September than they did last year.
Hollywood Casino Columbus brought in $2.7 million last month, down from $3 million in August, but an increase over $2.6 million in September 2013. The casino opened in October of 2012.
The Columbus casino earned $24.1 million through the first nine months of the year, the most of any of the four casinos operating in the state..
Casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo pulled in a total of just over $63 million last month. That was down by $5.5 million from September 2013.
The voter-approved casinos have drawn more than $612 million so far this year. About one-third of those revenues are collected in taxes.