The Missouri Gaming Commission has released its May results for the state’s casinos. The state is home to 13 riverboat casinos.
During May, the state’s casinos brought in a collective total of nearly $163m in adjusted gross revenue (AGR).
Last month’s results reflected an increase in revenue of 4.5% when compared to revenue reported from April and a 1.3% year-over-year boost.
Ameristar St. Charles took the win for the largest earnings for the month of May. The casino posted a total revenue of almost $25.3m, with slots contributing $20.6m and table games almost $4.9m.
River City followed close behind to grab the second-place spot in May. Its revenue for the month reached close to $21.5m.
River City barely beat out Hollywood to earn its rank at number two for the month, surpassing Hollywood’s revenue by more than $200,000.
Hollywood reported a may revenue of almost $21.3m.
The state has posted a year-to-date AGR of nearly $1.74bn. However, this year’s running total is down by 1.6% when compared to last year’s AGR total.
Missouri’s casinos contributed a combined total of $34.2m to the state in taxes.
In other state news, a Missouri appeals court recently upheld a decision that allows the state’s highway patrol to seize machines that offer cash prizes and violate state regulations, according to a Yahoo News report.
The decision to uphold the ruling was unanimous.
Torch Electronics had filed a lawsuit, asking the court of bar the Missouri State Highway Patrol from “seizing machines and seeking criminal charges.”
However, the court dismissed the litigation last fall.