Baton Rouge casino winnings up $1M in June

The Belle of Baton Rouge and Hollywood casinos in Baton Rouge collectively won roughly $1 million more from gamblers in June than they did a year ago, together bringing in $15.9 million—an increase of 6.3% over June 2011 winnings. The rate of increase was double that of Louisiana’s state-licensed casinos. Across the state, the mix of riverboat, land-based and racetrack casinos brought in nearly $6 million more than the $197 million they collected in June 2011—good enough for an increase of just 3%. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board released the figures today. Locally, the Belle of Baton Rouge outperformed Hollywood Casino in June. The Belle brought in $5.7 million on the month, which is $803,000 more than June 2011 and a 14% increase. Hollywood Casino raked in $10.1 million, about $200,000 more than last June and a 2% increase. Meanwhile, Pinnacle Entertainment President and CEO Anthony Sanfilippo reportedly told gaming regulators today that the casino the company is building in Baton Rouge, L’Auberge, will announce a grand opening date Wednesday. To date, Pinnacle has simply said Baton Rouge’s third casino would open sometime before Labor Day. The statewide figures from today’s report do not include Indian reservation casinos in Louisiana, which are not required to report their winnings to the public. You can access the complete winnings reports here.