PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: …Gross revenue from slots at Pennsylvania’s 11 casinos was down 9.2 percent in February compared with the previous February, which followed a 1 percent decline in January and a 2.2 percent decrease in December from the previous corresponding months, according to the state Gaming Control Board.
“There’s no doubt that the casinos in our state are experiencing a certain amount of competition that is drawing down their revenue numbers,” said Richard McGarvey, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
“Gambling is being added, or new casinos are being built in Ohio, New York, Maryland and Delaware. The key to dealing with this changing landscape will be whether Pennsylvania’s casinos can evolve in a way that allows them to hold onto their customer base,” McGarvey said… (more)
