New York casinos generated $194.9 million in gaming revenue in October, a 248% increase from a year earlier, as Resorts World New York City retained a commanding position following its introduction of live table games.
Slots supplied the largest portion of the statewide total at $135.3 million, up 214.1% year over year. Table games brought in $58.3 million, a 399.6% rise, according to CDC Gaming. Poker revenue was about $740,000 and retail sports betting added about $593,000.
Resorts World New York City generated $134.3 million, making it New York’s highest-earning casino by a wide margin. The property’s revenue accounted for most of the statewide total, while each of the four other casinos also posted annual gains.
Rivers Casino Schenectady reported $20.2 million, up 14.2%. Resorts World Catskills generated $15.7 million, a 10.6% increase; Del Lago Resort and Casino brought in just under $15 million, up 3.9%; and Tioga Downs recorded just under $9.7 million, a 0.5% improvement.
As we reported in October, the September total was $184.3 million, also led by Resorts World NYC after its table-game expansion.
The October rise was boosted by Resorts World NYC’s April launch of live table games. At the opening, the company said it introduced 242 live tables and 2,507 commercial casino slots, marking the first operation of live table games in New York City. The initial table-game offering included blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette.
The new gaming floors form part of a planned $5.5 billion expansion at the Queens property. Resorts World has said the project includes a 7,000-seat multipurpose venue, a hotel and more than 12 acres of public green space.
