Northwest Indiana casinos report revenue rise
The gaming facilities totalled US$76 million in gaming win during October’s operations.
US.- The latest figures reported by Northwest Indiana’s casinos indicate that the facilities matched the performance from October 2017 and totalled US$76 million in gaming win, which represents a 1.8% increase over September operations.
Horseshoe Casino in Hammond reported a 3.3% year-over-year decrease to US$33.3 million. “We rebounded a little bit in October,” Horseshoe Hammond Sr. Vice President and General Manager Dan Nita said.
On the other hand, Ameristar in East Chicago reported a 7.4% increase to US$18.1 million, while Gary’s Majestic Star totalled US$12.3 million, up 2.2% when compared to last year. “We’re quite pleased with October’s results,” said Barry Cregan, Majestic’s senior vice president and general manager.
Moreover, Blue Chip experienced the largest decline year-to-date, with a 5.1% to US$127.1 million. Parent company Boyd Gaming said that despite the shaky month they are satisfied with the results. “It continues to perform ahead of our earlier projections,” Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith.
