Winnings at Baton Rouge’s two riverboat casinos fell by 6.7% in August when compared with the year before. The casinos won $15.1 million in August, down from the $16.2 million that came in a year before, according to figures from Louisiana State Police. Once again, the biggest drop happened at Hollywood Casino, the local market leader. Hollywood won just over $9 million in August, down 9.3% from the nearly $10 million that came in during August 2009. The belle of Baton Rouge, the oldest casino in the market, was down 2.4%, from $6.2 million in 2009 to nearly $6.1 million. The state’s 13 riverboats, Harrah’s downtown New Orleans casino and the four racetrack casinos won $193.4 million last month. That’s down 2.4% from $199.8 million in August 2009.
B.R. casino winnings down in August
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