{"id":22555,"date":"2018-09-27T10:49:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T18:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=22555"},"modified":"2022-12-10T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T00:15:07","slug":"report-from-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/report-from-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Report from Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lady Luck Nemacolin<\/strong> continues its losing ways, passing up on Internet<\/strong> gambling licenses. Lady Luckless already balks at paying the fee that would open its casino to non-guests and this latest \"\"non-move smacks of the same boneheaded mentality that makes it the most piddling casino in Pennsylvania<\/strong>. Mind you, it’s not alone in its online myopia: Pinnacle Entertainment<\/strong> is passing it up at The Meadows<\/strong> racino. These choices, and a few others, have made seven licenses (one each for slots, table games and poker) available to out-of-state operators. Even a non-American operator like The Stars Group<\/strong> would be eligible, hypothetically.<\/p>\n

If you’ve got $4 million per license to play around with and a tolerance for Pennsylvania’s high slot-tax rate, an online license could be yours for the asking, provided that you’re in good standing. Columnist Steve Ruddock<\/strong> has a long list of nominees<\/a> for the remaining seven licenses, too long to recapitulate here but the bottom line is that it’s anybody’s game, even for non-casino companies like DraftKings<\/strong> and FanDuel<\/strong>. It’s going to be an interesting scrumdown to watch.<\/p>\n

Speaking of licenses, Harrah’s Philadelphia<\/strong> has applied for a sports-betting one. That makes it only the third casino in the Keystone State to do so. As long as we’re on the subject of \"\"terrestrial casinos, table-game revenues have been folded into the monthly total for August and, despite grossing only $73 million (down 1%) at the tables, slot play buoyed the gambling houses, up 3% to $275 million. Parx Casino<\/strong> ($52 million) gained 8.5%, besting Sands Bethlehem<\/strong>, whose $44.5 million couldn’t stave off a 1.5% slippage. Rivers Casino<\/strong> jumped 8% to $30 million, while SugarHouse Casino<\/strong> gained 7% to $24.5 million.<\/p>\n

Harrah’s Philadelphia’s 2% uptick was good for a $21 million haul but The Meadows lost 5% to finish with $20 million. Hollywood Casino<\/strong> also grossed $20 million, a 6% gain,\u00a0but \"\"Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs<\/strong> tumbled 5.5% to $19.5 million. Mount Airy Casino<\/strong> was up 2.5% to almost $18 million, while Presque Isle Downs<\/strong> was flat at $11 million. In its last month before Boyd Gaming<\/strong>‘s takeover, Valley Forge Casino Resort<\/strong> jumped 7% for a\u00a0$10.5 million finish and Lady Luckless slid 4% to hang onto its much-prized last-place status with just under $3 million. Keep up the good work, boys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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