BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s six casinos brought successful conscionable shy of $168.5 cardinal successful gross during August, a 12.6% summation from the aforesaid play a twelvemonth agone erstwhile casino capableness was capped astatine 50% owed to the pandemic, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency said connected Wednesday.
Of that, the authorities received much than $71 million, with a bulk of that money, astir $51.8 million, going to Maryland’s Education Trust Fund, the bureau said.
MGM National Harbor and Live! Casino & Hotel successful Hanover led the mode with $67.4 cardinal and $59.5 million, respectively, successful August revenue.
Horseshoe Casino brought successful conscionable implicit $18 cardinal past month, and the state’s different 3 casinos–Ocean Downs Casino, Hollywood Casino Perryville and Rocky Gap Casino–didn’t eclipse the $10 cardinal mark.