CLEVELAND, Ohio – The booming business in Ohio casinos and racinos continued into February. Gambling income increased 11% a year ago after increasing 19% in January.
For the first two months of the year, the four casinos and seven racinos reported revenue of $ 338.9 million after winnings were paid out, up 14.6% from $ 296.7 million in the same period last year. A third of this money is passed on to the state in the form of taxes and fees.
All real estate across the state posted stronger numbers last month than it did in February 2019, as monthly revenue climbed from $ 155 million to $ 171.4 million.
In the Cleveland / Akron market this included:
* JACK Thistledown Racino rose 15.7% to $ 12.5 million.
* JACK Cleveland Casino, up 9.9% to $ 18.7 million.
* MGM Northfield Park, up 11.3% to $ 22.5 million. Northfield Park Racino was branded Hard Rock Rocksino a year ago, despite being operated by MGM.
February had 29 days this year, up from 28 in 2018 and five Saturdays this year instead of four. Saturdays typically make up about a fifth of the business in any given week.
Hollywood Casino Columbus was the top performing casino with $ 20.4 million in revenue from slots and table games, the Ohio Casino Control Commission reported.
MGM Northfield Park led the slot-only racinos. Bets on horses in the Racinos are not included in totals reported by the Ohio Lottery Commission.
Below are details on each Ohio Casino and Racino.
Ohio casinos
| Nationwide | February 2020 | February 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| revenue | $ 75.9 million | $ 70.0 million |
| Board games | $ 24.9 million | $ 23.4 million |
| key | $ 50.9 million | $ 46.6 million |
| JACK Cleveland Casino | ||
| revenue | $ 18.7 million | $ 17.0 million |
| Board games | $ 8.8 million | $ 8.8 million |
| key | $ 10.0 million | $ 8.3 million |
| Slots payout | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| JACK Cincinnati Casino | ||
| revenue | $ 19.9 million | $ 17.8 million |
| Board games | $ 8.5 million | $ 6.5 million |
| key | $ 11.4 million | $ 11.3 million |
| Slots payout | 92.0% | 91.6% |
| Hollywood Toledo | ||
| revenue | $ 17.1 million | $ 16.1 million |
| Board games | $ 2.6 million | $ 2.7 million |
| key | $ 14.5 million | $ 13.4 million |
| Slots payout | 91.0% | 90.6% |
| Hollywood Columbus | ||
| revenue | $ 20.2 million | $ 19.1 million |
| Board games | $ 5.1 million | $ 5.4 million |
| key | $ 15.1 million | $ 13.7 million |
| Slots payout | 92.3% | 91.9% |
Source: Ohio Casino Control Commission
Ohio Racinos
| Nationwide | February 2020 | February 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| key | $ 95.5 million | $ 85.0 million |
| Pct, To, To, To Be, To, To Be, Payoff | 90.8% | 90.7% |
| JACK Thistledown Racino | ||
| key | $ 12.5 million | $ 10.8 million |
| Pct, To, To, To Be, To, To Be, Payoff | 90.6% | 90.5% |
| MGM Northfield Park | ||
| key | $ 22.5 million | $ 20.3 million |
| Pct, To, To, To Be, To, To Be, Payoff | 91.0% | 90.9% |
| Hollywood Mahoning Valley | ||
| key | $ 11.1 million | $ 10.2 million |
| Pct, To, To, To Be, To, To Be, Payoff | 90.2% | 90.0% |
| Scioto Downs | ||
| key | $ 16.3 million | $ 14.1 million |
| Pct, To, To, To Be, To, To Be, Payoff | 90.5% | 90.7% |
| Miami Valley Gaming | ||
| key | $ 16.1 million | $ 14.4 million |
| Pct, To, To, To Be, To, To Be, Payoff | 91.3% | 91.4% |
| Belterra Park | ||
| key | $ 6.5 million | $ 6.0 million |
| Pct, To, To, To Be, To, To Be, Payoff | 90.9% | 91.4% |
| Hollywood Dayton | ||
| key | $ 10.4 million | $ 9.3 million |
| Pct, To, To, To Be, To, To Be, Payoff | 90.7% | 89.9% |
Source: Ohio Lottery Commission
Rich Exner, data analysis editor for cleveland.com, writes about numbers on a variety of topics. Follow @RichExner on Twitter. Follow casino coverage at cleveland.com/casino.
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