The PA Gaming Control Board Wednesday reported slot machine revenue at Pennsylvania casinos in December 2017 rose 1.2 percent over December 2016.
The average combined number of slot machines operating daily was 25,849 in December of 2017 compared to 26,074 in December of 2016.
The Board is also reporting that slot machine revenue for calendar year 2017 was $2,336,212,902, the seventh consecutive year in which calendar year revenue has topped $2.3 billion. That amount was approximately 1 percent less than slot machine revenue in calendar year 2016.
Tax revenue generated from slot machine gaming in 2017 was $1,188,689,755 with a significant portion of the revenue used for property tax reduction to all Pennsylvania homeowners, strengthening the Commonwealth's horse racing industry, and funding economic development projects.
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