Md. casinos see slight drop in overall revenue since last year

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Maryland’s five casinos took in $89.7 million in revenue in November, down a half percent from November a year ago.

The Casino at Ocean Downs, near Ocean City, and Horseshoe Baltimore had the month’s best performances. Horseshoe Baltimore made $24.6 million in revenue in November, an increase of $1.2 million, or 5.2 percent, over November 2014.

The Casino at Ocean Downs, which only operates slot machines, took in $3.8 million, a 15.6 percent jump from last year.

Rocky Gap Casino Resort’s revenue of $3.5 million represented a 1.8 percent increase over the year before.

The biggest loser in November was Maryland Live, which generated $51.6 million, a 4 percent drop from November 2014.

Revenue was also down slightly at Hollywood Casino Perryville. It took in $6.6 million, a 1.6 percent decrease from the previous November.