The state’s gaming properties continue to operate under a 10:00 p.m. curfew.
January revenue at the Ohio’s four casinos was $64.9m, down from $73.1m a year prior. The casinos offer table games and slots, with slots accounting for $47.4m of the monthly revenue.
Hollywood Toledo led casinos with just over $18m in revenue for the month, a 14.6% improvement y-o-y. Right behind was Hollywood Columbus, which slid in right under the $18m mark. Hollywood Columbus was down 11.8% from a year ago.
JACK Cleveland Casino earned $16.5m for the month, down 9.8%, while Hard Rock Cincinnati took in $12.4m, down 33.7%.
Ohio’s racinos, which offer video lottery terminals, were led by MGM Northfield Park’s $18m, a drop of 21.4%. Two racinos, JACK Thistledown and Hollywood Dayton, saw y-o-y increases; JACK Thristledown generated $13.3m for a 12.7% improvement, while Hollywood Dayton rose to $10.8m, an increase of 8%.
Ohio lawmakers are in the process of considering legislation that would bring sports betting to the Buckeye State. While it’s not a foregone conclusion that Ohio will legalize sports betting in 2021, Gov. Mike DeWine recently told Cleveland’s News5: “There will be sports betting coming to Ohio I suspect this year.”