Casino revenue down 60% in Louisiana
The state’s 15 riverboat casinos, four racinos and land-based casino brought in a combined total of $97.1million during the month.
US.- Revenue from casinos in Louisiana was down by over 60 per cent in March according to figures released by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
The state’s 15 riverboat casinos, four racinos and land-based casinos brought in a combined total of $ 97.1 million during the month.
That figure represents a 60.6 per cent drop from the $ 246.3 million that was generated during March 2019.
The casinos have been shut down since March 17 as part of a measure signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards aimed at reducing the spread of the Coronavirus in the state.
Edwards has admitted he will review his stay-at-home order before it expires on April 30, but expects everyone in Louisiana to be wearing a mask when in public if the order restrictions are lifted.
In a press conference on Thursday (April 23), he said: “You are likely to see requirements if you want to run a business and have folks come in from the public in order to purchase goods and services from you then your workers ought to be in a mask.”
