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October 25, 2011
Joseph Herbert Naquin
October 27, 2011Louisiana’s state-licensed casinos brought in more winnings from gamblers in September than they did a year earlier, and more than they did in August.
That’s according to figures released Thursday to the state’s Gaming Control Board.
The total September take for Harrah’s Casino at New Orleans, the 13 riverboat casinos around the state and four slot-machine operations at horse tracks was nearly $197 million, compared to about $186 million in August and a similar amount in September 2010.
Not all the riverboat casinos saw an uptick in their revenue. One of the strongest increases was at L’Auberge Du Lac in Lake Charles, which continues to be a popular casino resort with gamblers.
BREAKDOWN OF WINNINGS:
Winnings from gamblers at Louisiana’s state-licensed casinos in September 2011 with totals, attendance and average loss per customer:
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY:
Market total, $61.4 million
Boomtown, $6.7 million, 94,302, $71.39
Eldorado, $12.5 million, 251,784, $49.71
Horseshoe, $20.3 million, 163,171, $124.11
Diamond Jack’s, $6.4 million, 98,914, $64.28
Sam’s Town, $9.2 million, 146,214, $63.09
Louisiana Downs Track Casino, $6.3 million, 147,062, $43.01
LAKE CHARLES:
Market total, $55.4 million
Two-boat complex of Isle of Capri
(A) Grand Palais, $10.7 million, 125,522, $85.41
(A) Isle of Capri, $1.1 million, 29,364, $37.20
L’Auberge Du Lac, $29.1 million, 345,924, $84.04
Delta Downs track casino, $14.5 million, 162,717, $89.37
NEW ORLEANS:
Market total, $53.4 million
Boomtown, $10.1 million, 116,277, $87.10
Treasure Chest, $8.9 million, 91,550, $97.49
Harrah’s New Orleans (land), $30.8 million, 375,163, $82.00
Fair Grounds track casino, $3.6 million, 67,432, $53.27
BATON ROUGE:
Market Total, $14.9 million
Belle of Baton Rouge, $5.8 million, 70,895, $81.82
Hollywood, $9.1 million, 92,647, $98.00
MORGAN CITY:
Amelia Belle, $4.2 million, 54,951, $76.46
OPELOUSAS:
Evangeline Downs track casino, $7.2 million, 121,689, $59.53
TOTAL WINNINGS FROM GAMBLERS:
Riverboats, $134.1 million
New Orleans land casino, $30.8 million
Casinos at race tracks, $31.7 million
Total casino winnings, $196.6 million
Source: Louisiana State Police
