Louisiana casino revenue climbs to $204 million in December - NOLA.com

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Published: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 10:19 AM     Updated: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 10:22 AM

Louisiana casinos won $204 million from gamblers in December, up 6.2 percent or $12 million from the $192 million haul of December 2009, State Police reported today.

The state's 13 riverboats, which include the Boomtown New Orleans

and the Treasure Chest Casino, won $140.9 million in December, up 13 percent from November and 7 percent from December 2009.

The state's only landbased casino, Harrah's New Orleans, won $32 million in December, up 16 percent or $4.4 million from the previous month and $1.2 million from December 2009.

Louisiana's four racetrack casinos, which includes Slots at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, won $31 million from players, a 9 percent increase from a month ago and a nearly 3.6 percent improvement from the last month of 2009.



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