Table games at The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, has obviously been a hit. The report came out that the North Shore Casino raked in the most money from their table games in the entire state of Pennsylvania. However, there is a catch to this title and report.
Numbers released this morning by the state Gaming Control Board showed that the Rivers Casino produced $3 million in gross revenue from test days and in the 24 days after table games were officially launched on July 8. That’s more than $700,000 higher than the second-place finisher, the Parx Casino in Philadelphia, which typically posts the highest revenue totals from slot machines each month.
The asterisk comes into play in the sense that the Rivers Casino and two others in Western Pennsylvania, The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington County and Presque Isle Downs and Casino in Erie, started offering table games earlier than the other six casinos in the state. For example, Parx Casino did not launch table games until July 18, 10 days after those on the western side of the state.
So basically, they are leading in Pennsylvania because they have the potential for most visitors…that is until the rest of the casino’s throughout the state upgrade their buildings and fit them with tables. So basically, they are winning a race tailor made for them to win. I don’t really care though, any business is good business. I’m finally happy that the Rivers Casino has the ability to actually be a real casino. Of course, it was a casino prior, but without table games…I personally related it to an adult Chuck E Cheese.
Thu, Aug 26, 2010
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