Maryland’s casinos may have reopened to the public but their prolonged COVID-19 shutdown deprived the state’s annual budget of nearly $200m.

New figures from the Maryland Lottery & Gaming regulatory agency show the state’s six casino operators generated revenue of $34.9m in June, down from $142.9m in the same month last year, although this is definitely a case of comparing gambling apples to oranges.

As with the rest of the US casino sector, Maryland’s gaming operators were ordered to close their doors in mid-March to slow the spread of COVID-19. The state’s three smaller casinos – Ocean Downs, Hollywood Perryville and Rocky Gap – reopened in mid-June while the bigger operators – MGM’s National Harbor, Live! Casino & Hotel and Horseshoe Baltimore – waited until the final week.

Live!, which reopened to select guests starting June 19 and to the unwashed masses on June 29, led June’s revenue chart with $15.85m. National Harbor, which began operating on an invite-only basis on June 26, ranked second with $8m. Hollywood Perryville, which opened to everyone on June 19, leaped into third place with $3.45m.