August slots revenue up 5.7 pct. at Pa. casinos

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gross revenue from slot machines was up 5.7 percent at Pennsylvania casinos last month as the state’s gambling industry continued to grow, but there were signs of the effects of new competition from neighboring Ohio.

Monthly revenue figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board showed that the state’s 11 casinos generated gross revenue of $210.6 million in August, an increase over $199.2 million in August 2011.

This year’s figures were boosted by play at Valley Forge Casino Resort, which opened in March and brought in nearly $4 million from slots last month. Gross revenue was up 3.7 percent when looking solely at casinos that were open in August 2011.