Austintown racino numbers down in January

AUSTINTOWN — Almost every revenue number fell at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course during January, monthly reports released Monday detailed.

The only number that did not fall was the average number of video lottery terminals, which has held steady at 866 for three consecutive months.

That was also the case statewide for the seven racinos, which saw an uptick in the number of machines.

The numbers for Hollywood Gaming in Austintown for January:

• $64,635,800 credits played, down more than $4 million, with credits won of $57,417,675, also down a few million dollars from December.

• January’s percent payout was 89.34, down 0.26 percent and the win per machine per day was $257, down from $267 in December.

• Distribution of the net win, $6,893,145 was $4,561,022 to Hollywood Gaming, $2,309,203 to the Ohio Lottery Commission and $22,920 to problem gambling services.

Statewide, there were $683,643,000 credits played, down nearly $28 million and $609,686,529 credits won, down about $25 million. The win per day per VLT was $195 in the Buckeye State, down from $202 in December.

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