Mohegan slots tops in New England

SLOT MACHINES at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut are going gang-busters.

In August, the casino’s slot revenue was nearly $45.6 million, just $2 million shy of the $47.5 million in slot revenue at all three Massachusetts casinos.

Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, also led the pack in New England in August in terms of revenue per machine per day, a measure that allows one casino to be compared to another even if they have a different number of machines.

The August  numbers show Mohegan Sun with $582.65 per machine per day, followed by Twin River in Tiverton, Rhode Island ($526.68 ); MGM Springfield ($508.05); Foxwoods in Mashantucket,Connecticut ($440.87);  Plainridge Park in Plainviille ($415.76);  Encore Boston Harbor in Everett ($405.39), Hollywood Slots in Bangor, Maine ($389.51), Oxford Casino in Oxford, Maine ($379.15), and Twin River in Lincoln, Rhode Island, ($372.22).

Gaming Venue	Gaming Days	Slot Revenue	No. of Machines	Machine Revenue (per day)
Mohegan Sun	31.00	45,570,991.00	2523	582.65
Twin River Tiverton	21.96	6,002,252.00	519	526.68
MGM Springfield	31.00	14,048,463.91	892	508.05
Foxwoods	31.00	30,518,585.00	2233	440.87
Plainridge Park	31.00	10,168,966.21	789	415.76
Encore Boston Harbor	31.00	23,324,704.23	1856	405.39
Hollywood Slots	31.00	3,091,136.61	256	389.51
Oxford Casino	31.00	4,266,525.09	363	379.15
Twin River	21.96	18,512,553.00	2265	372.22

Remember, we are only talking about slot revenues here.  Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods do not report table game numbers to the state of Connecticut, Plainridge Park does not have table games, Hollywood Slots and Oxford Casino do not have table games, either.

Paul DeBole is an assistant professor of political science at Lasell University in Newton.