Pennsylvania Still Going Strong 

According to the state of Pennsylvania there is not much of a recession going on. While other states are complaining about losing more and more money every month from their slot machines, the state of PA keeps talking about how they are bringing in more and more. The state seems to have cornered the current market on slot machines and now with many of their casinos adding in, or preparing to add in table games they are really becoming a force to be reckoned with. 

While Atlantic City, New Jersey flounders next door, the state of PA is bringing in much more revenue every day. Much of this probably has to do with the fact that many of NJ’s customers were PA residents who no longer have to drive to the Jersey shore in order to get their gambling fix. According to the state’s Gaming Control Board, PA brought in a 5.26% increase in revenue during July as compared to July 2009. They brought in a record $116 million in slot machine tax revenue – which is certainly nothing to sneeze at.  

The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course brought in $23.8 million in July all on its own. This is up from the $21.1 million that they brought in same time last year. According to the Gaming Control Board they had a number of people who were more than excited about the table games being added to the slot machines which is why they are showing such a marked increase in revenues.