Ohio casinos, racinos smash August record with $194 million in gambling revenue – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohios casino and racino industry set another monthly record, taking in $194.3 million in gambling revenue in August after paying out winnings, reports from the states casino control and lottery commissions show.

The revenue for the 11 facilities topped the previous August record of $172.1 million, set a year ago, with a gain of 12.9%. Ahead of the pandemic, the August record had been $164.4 million, set in 2019.

But despite the August record, business slowed the last full month of the summer. Monthly revenue records were also set in July ($211.2 million) and June ($196.8 million).

Through the first eight months of 2021, gambling revenue has totaled nearly $1.6 billion statewide. About a third of this money is turned over to the state in the form of taxes and fees.

In the Cleveland/Akron market last month:

* MGM Northfield Park had revenue of $23.3 million, up 20.8% from $19.3 million in August 2020.

* JACK Cleveland Casino had revenue of $21.9 million, up 20.2% from $18.2 million.

* JACK Thistledown Racino had revenue of $17 million, up 20.8% from $14.1 million.

Ohios four casinos are permitted to run table games, poker rooms and slot machines under the regulation of the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The seven racinos come under the regulation of the Ohio Lottery Commission, and are not permitted to offer only skilled-based, instead using slots-like machines known as video lottery terminals.

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