Ohio casinos, racinos set record with $1.94 billion in gambling revenue in 2019 – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohios 11 casinos and racinos took in a record $1.94 billion in gambling revenue in 2019, bringing the total to $11.9 billion since Ohios first casino opened in Cleveland in May 2012.

The gambling revenue reported by the states lottery and casino control commissions is the amount of money kept by the casinos and racinos after paying out winnings for slot machines and table games. It does not include other profits, such those on the sale of drinks and food, or money from horse wagering.

About one-third of the gambling revenue is turned over to the state in taxes or fees, amounting to about $650 million for 2019.

The last of Ohios four casinos opened in early 2013, and the last of the states seven racinos opened in late 2014, yet gambling revenue has increased each year.

Last years total of $1.94 billion was up 4.2%, or $77.6 million, from $1.86 billion in 2018.

The casinos have both table games and slots under regulation of the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The racinos, regulated by the Ohio Lottery Commission, are permitted to offer only chance-based slot machines. Unlike several neighboring states, there is no legal gambling in Ohio on pro and college sports.

The top three facilities in 2019 were the MGM Northfield Park racino with $253.6 million, Hollywood Casino Columbus with $229.2 million, and JACK Cleveland Casino with $212.1 million.

However, at MGM Northfield Park, known as the Hard Rock Rocksino until April, revenue fell $2.3 million from $255.9 million in 2018. The only other Ohio operation to experience a decline in 2019 was Hollywood Casino Toledo, which slipped from $202.7 million in 2018 to $202 million last year.

Revenue increased for the two Greater Cleveland properties run by Dan Gilberts JACK Entertainment. JACK Cleveland Casinos total of $212.1 million was up $7.2 million from $204.9 million in 2018. Revenue for JACK Thistledown Racino in North Randall was up $15.1 million from $127.4 million in 2018 to $142.5 million last year.

Overall, revenue at Ohios four casinos was up 1.6% to $851 million, or $212.8 million per property.

For the seven racinos, revenue was up 6.2% to $1.1 billion, or $155.8 million per property.

Gambling revenue, after paying out winnings, for Ohio's 11 casinos and racinos in 2019.Rich Exner, cleveland.com

Rich Exner, data analysis editor for cleveland.com, writes about numbers on a variety of topics. Follow on Twitter @RichExner . Follow casino coverage at cleveland.com/casino.

Source: Ohio Casino Control Commission

Source: Ohio Lottery Commission

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