U.S. casinos report best month ever, taking in $5.3 billion from gamblers
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U.S. casinos took in $5.3 billion from gamblers in March. It's the best single-month total ever. The previous record was July 2021 at $4.92 billion.
U.S. casinos report best month ever, taking in $5.3 billion from gamblers in March. Arkansas, Florida and New York set quarterly revenue records. The trade group also released its annual State of the States report on Wednesday. It shows that commercial casinos paid a record $11.69 billion in direct gambling tax revenue to state and local governments in 2021. In Atlantic City, in-person casino revenue has not yet recovered from the pandemic. The report also shows the nationwide casino revenues set an all-time high in 2019 at $53.03 billion.
U.S. casinos took in $5.3 billion in January. Las Vegas Strip is the largest casino market in the U.s. Atlantic City is second, followed by Chicago area, Baltimore-Washington D.C., New York City, Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis, Boulder Strip in Nevada and West Virginia. Pennsylvania's casinos are the second largest market, with $2.88 billion revenue. Americans bet $57.7 billion on sports last year.
