Published: December 8, 2021

Ohio casinos, racinos break yearly gambling revenue record with a month to go

Gambling revenue in 2021 is $120 million ahead of the record set for all of 2019, reports Tuesday from the Ohio Casino Control and Lottery commissions show

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio’s casinos and racinos through November have already broken the record for an entire year with $2.11 billion in gambling revenue heading into December.

This is $120 million ahead of the record set for all of 2019, reports Tuesday from the Ohio Casino Control and Lottery commissions show.

 In 2020, a year plagued by shutdowns and curfews, the casinos and racinos brought in $1.44 billion in revenue - money kept by the casinos after paying out winnings but before paying taxes and fees.

Casinos came to the state in May 2012 when the JACK Cleveland Casino (formerly Horseshoe Cleveland) opened. Columbus, Cincinatti and Toledo added casinos latter. The racinos started opening in June 2012 at race tracks, with Scioto Downs being the first.

Since then, excluding 2020, the gambling revenue has climbed each year without fail. In 2012, $430 million of gambling revenue was brought in throughout the state, according to a cleveland.com analysis of state records.

The three gambling establishments in the Cleveland-Akron area, JACK Cleveland Casino, JACK Thistledown Racino and MGM Northfield Park, all posted gains in November over November of 2020.

* MGM Northfield Park had $21.3 million in revenue, up from $15.6 million last November.

  * JACK Cleveland Casino had $21 million, up from $14.5 million.

* JACK Thistledown Racino had $14.3 million, up from $11.3 million.

An overnight curfew was issued by Gov. Mike DeWine on Nov.19, 2020, closing each day for several hours what normally are round-the-clock operations. They returned to full operation in mid-Feburary.

  The facilities were also closed completely from mid-March through mid-June in 2020.  

In total this year, MGM Northfield has brought in $251 million in gambling revenue. JACK Cleveland has brought in $235.7 million and JACK Thistledown brought in $182.4 million.

Below are details for each Ohio casino and racino.

Ohio casinos

Statewide Nov. 2021 Nov. 2020
Revenue $78.1 million $59.5 million
Table games $26.1 million $17.8 million
Slots $60 million $41.7 million
JACK Cleveland Casino  
Revenue $21 million $14.5 million
Table games $10.5 million $6.9 million
Slots $10.5 million $7.7 million
Slots payout 92.8% 92.8%
Hollywood Columbus  
Revenue $20.4 million $15.7 million
Table games $5.5 million $4.0 million
Slots $14.9 million $11.7 million
Slots payout 92.6% 92.6%
Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati  
Revenue $19.8 million $12.8 million
Table games $7.4 million $4.3 million
Slots $12.4 million $8.5 million
Slots payout 92.2% 92.3%
Hollywood Toledo  
Revenue $17 million $16.5 million
Table games $2.8 million $2.7 million
Slots $14.1 million $13.8 million
Slots payout 91.96% 91.9%

Source: Ohio Casino Control Commission

Ohio racinos

Statewide Nov. 2021 Nov. 2020
Slots $100.7 million $73.9 million
Pct. payout 90.9% 91.0%
JACK Thistledown Racino  
Slots $14.3 million $11.3 million
Pct. payout 90.9% 90.9%
MGM Northfield Park  
Slots $21.3 million $15.6 million
Pct. payout 91% 90.9%
Hollywood Mahoning Valley  
Slots $11.7 million $8.8 million
Pct. payout 90.7% 90.4%
Scioto Downs  
Slots $17.4 million $12.7 million
Pct. payout 90.9% 91.1%
Miami Valley Gaming  
Slots $16.9 million $11.4 million
Pct. payout 91% 90.7%
Belterra Park  
Slots $7.5 million $5.3 million
Pct. payout 89.8% 99.6%
Hollywood Dayton  
Slots $11.7 million $8.8 million
Pct. payout 91.3% 90.4%

Source: Ohio Lottery Commission

https://www.cleveland.com/business/2021/12/ohio-casinos-racinos-break-yearly-gambling-revenue-record-with-a-month-to-go.html

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