Mississippi casino revenue flat in July as regions split

Published 11:45 am Monday, August 29, 2016

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Casino revenue was flat in Mississippi July, as gamblers lost less at Mississippi River casinos but lost more at Gulf Coast gambling halls.

Figures released by the state Revenue Department show casinos won $189.3 million in July, down 0.2 percent from $189.6 million in July 2015.

Revenue at the 16 Mississippi River casinos fell 3 percent from July 2015, dipping to $84 million. Receipts at casinos in that region have fallen in 41 of the last 48 months.

Gamblers lost $105 million at the 12 coastal casinos, an increase of less than 1 percent from last July. It’s the 20th increase for coastal casinos in the last 24 months.

Numbers exclude Choctaw Indian casinos, which don’t report winnings to the state.