Ohio and Illinois weathered a September with one less weekend day just fine. Indiana and Missouri, not so much. The Hoosier State was down 2.5% (on a weak comparison). The 
gross was $173 million. There were some big swings and roundabouts, but too isolated to allow for generalizations. In the northern tier, Horseshoe Hammond continued to be a powerhouse, up 7% to $34 million. Majestic Star I was also revenue-positive, up 1% to $7 million. No such luck at Majestic Star II, tumbling 9% to $4.5 million. Blue Chip (pictured) was flat at $13 million and Ameristar East Chicago shed 5.5% to gross $17 million.
In southern Indiana, Boyd Gaming got absolutely hammered at Belterra, falling 18% to just under $8 million. Horseshoe Southern Indiana also had a terrible month, spiraling 13.5% to $17 million. (All these things are relative, of course. Boyd would have loved to have had a ‘terrible’ $17 million month.) Tropicana Evansville shed 5% to $12 million, Rising Sun gained 2.5% to $4.5 million and Hollywood Lawrenceburg was up a percentage point to $13 million. French Lick Resort was off 4%, to $7.5 million. Hoosier Park slipped 2% to $15.5 million but Indiana Downs was flat at $21 million.
As for the Show-Me State, its casinos grossed $140 million, down 3% from a decent September 2018. Slots ($119 million) were off 4% while tables ($21 million) gained a percentage 
point. The St. Louis market defended its turf better than did Kansas City. Still tops at $21.5 million (flat) was Ameristar St. Charles, followed by Hollywood St. Louis‘ $19 million, down 2.5%. River City actually gained, up 1.5% to $18.5 million. Eldorado Resorts seems to have bit off more than it could chew at Lumiere Place, down 7.5% to $12 million (bring back Tropicana Entertainment!).
Everything was far from up to date in Kansas City, where everybody yielded less than the absence of one weekend day could explain. Ameristar Kansas City fell 7% to $15.5 million while Harrah’s North Kansas City grossed $14.5 million, off 4%. Argosy Riverside‘s $13 million represented a 5.5% decline and Isle of Capri Kansas City slid 5.5% to $5 million. None of the five outstate casinos reported anything of consequence.
