Ohio’s land-based gaming operators set a new revenue record for the month of September, although the numbers are trending downward since the initial post-pandemic lockdown surge.   

Figures released by the Ohio Casino Control Commission (which oversees the state’s four brick-and-mortar casinos) and the Ohio Lottery Commission (which oversees video lottery terminals at seven racetrack ‘racinos’) show combined gaming revenue of $164.5m in September, up 6.1% from the same month last year.

The four casinos generated revenue of just under $71.9m in September, up around 5% year-on-year although down from the supercharged numbers in July ($86m) and August ($77.4m), which were the first months in which Ohio gamblers were able to visit casinos following two months of pandemic shutdown.

It was a similar story over at the racinos, where VLT revenue came in just under $92.8m, up nearly 7% year-on-year but falling short of July ($95m) and August ($94.8m). MGM Northfield Park led not only all racinos but all operators in September with $19.9m, with casinos Hollywood Columbus ($19.3m) and Hollywood Toledo ($18.9m) not far behind.