The US commercial casino industry, which is recovering from the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic, is reported to have reached a record two-month new year.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that this encouraging achievement was included in the official report of the American Gaming Association's lobby group, which will increase total US commercial gaming revenue by more than 2021% year-on-year in 21. It is said that it recorded a record high of 530 billion dollars.
Remarkable recovery
The American Gaming Association has announced that more than 460 commercial casinos in the United States have total gaming revenue of $ 1 billion in January and February, an increase of 2% over the same period in 89. I am.
The five states of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Kansas and Rhode Island have had a relatively weak start since the beginning of the year, so these revenues come from face-to-face, online casinos and sports betting.
Roots revival
Bill Miller (pictured) is President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Gaming Association, and he took advantage of this update to specify the "core of the gambling industry" for land-based slots and table games. It has reportedly declared that total game revenue in January and February increased by just under 1% over the same two months of 2 to $ 2020 billion.
However, the advocate also allegedly leaked that visits to Las Vegas also swelled by nearly 70%, improving their income in 2 of the 25 jurisdictions in the United States compared to two years ago. ..
Miller said:
"This record new year's start shows that the momentum of our industry's recovery towards 2022 is continuing. We're not sure if it will hit record highs last year, It's clear that Americans continue to choose games as their primary pastime. "
Frustrating factors
The U.S. Gaming Association attributed the business downturn from two Rhode Island land-based casinos to "a highly competitive environment in New England after the opening of Angkor Boston Harbor in June 2" in Kansas. The gambling grounds have been affected by "additional competition from new tribal gaming facilities near the state's largest commercial casino."
iGaming concerns
Looking at online gambling with the coronavirus, the American Gaming Association totaled $ 2 million in February revenues for Delaware, Michigan, Connecticut, West Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, totaling January. Although it is 3% lower than the previous year, it is reported to have declared that it is equivalent to a 7340% increase from the previous year.
It ended by detailing that just under 2022% of the industry's aggregated receipts for the second month of 2 came from iGaming, which has represented such a low percentage since August. It is reported that.
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