Comparisons from 2019 are used because Ohio’s gaming properties were closer for much of June 2020.
The Buckeye State continues its impressive trajectory with June figures, which represent the fourth-highest win in state history ranking behind March, April and May 2021.
Since casinos and racinos reopened last summer, Ohio has recorded six of the 10 biggest months for gambling revenue. April set the all-time record with win of $217m.
Hollywood Columbus led the market with revenue of $23.2m, an 18% improvement from June 2019.
MGM Northfield Park was right behind with $23.1m in revenue, a 10.9% increase from two years ago, while JACK Cleveland Casino took a closer third with $22.8m, good for a 30.2% increase.
Hard Rock Cincinnati generated $19.4m in revenue, up 9.6% from two years. Hollywood Toledo rounded out the state’s casinos with $19.3m in win, up 8.4%.
Ohio’s seven racinos, which offer video lottery terminals, brought in $112m for a 23% increase from 2019. Racino revenue was down 8.2% from the prior month, however.
Ohio lawmakers, meanwhile, failed to pass a sports betting bill during a legislative session that ended in late June. Legislators are expected to take up the issue when they meet again in September.
Proponents of Ohio sports betting acknowledged their disappointment that no bill was agreed on this summer. At this rate it’s unlikely Ohio could launch sports betting by the end of the year, even if a bill is quickly agreed on in the fall.
“I’m very disappointed. We definitely wanted to get this done by June 30. It is very unfortunate that we haven’t,” State Sen. Niraj Antani told News 5 Cleveland. “I think we all need to make a concerted effort to work over the summer to get this done during September when we come back into session.”
