BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's state-licensed casinos won $191.3 million from players in January, a drop from the prior month but a slight boost when compared to the same month a year earlier, according to the latest figures presented Thursday to the Gaming Control Board.
The dip
For January, the 13 riverboat casinos took in nearly $133 million. Harrah's downtown New Orleans casino won more than $26 million, while the four race track casinos brought in $32 million.
By comparison, the casinos had brought in $204.3 million total in December and $189.7 million in January 2010. The only drop from the January 2011 to January 2010 comparison was in northwest Louisiana's market.
Among the state's casino markets:
—In Shreveport-Bossier City, which caters to players from Texas and Arkansas, five riverboats and the Louisiana Downs track casino took in $56.9 million last month, down from $61.3 million in January 2010.
—Lake Charles, which also is dependent upon Texas players, saw its three riverboats and the Delta Downs track casino win $54.8 million last month, up from $52.4 million a year earlier.
—In the New Orleans area, which has two riverboats, the downtown land casino and the Fair Grounds track casino, players lost $51.2 million last month, an increase from $49.7 million in January 2010.
—The two riverboats in Baton Rouge won $15.9 million last month, up from $14.5 million in January 2010.
—The Evangeline Downs track casino at Opelousas won $7.9 million last month and $7.7 million in January 2010.
—The lone riverboat in the Morgan City area won $4.5 million last month, up from $4.2 million a year earlier.
The figures do not include the three Indian reservation casinos in Louisiana, which are not required to report their winnings to the public.
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