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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sands Ends Year with Record-Setting Month

Casino sets new state record for table games revenue in December.

  The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem closed out 2011 by once again setting a monthly table games revenue record for Pennsylvania casinos in December, the state Gaming Control Board reported on Wednesday. The Sands grossed $11.7 million in revenue from table games last month, shattering the Bethlehem casino’s previous record of nearly $10.8 million in table games revenue in August. Combined with slots revenue of $23.4 million, the Sands brought in more than $35 million in revenue in December alone. The casino’s total revenue for the year was $377 million. In December, Sands table revenues alone netted the state $1.6 million in tax revenue and $234,000 in local share taxes. Casinos across the state earned nearly $56 million in table games …

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