Gaming revenue at the Hollywood Casino in Wyandotte County was $11.6 million for February, according to a report today to the Kansas Lottery Commission.
That figure was up slightly from January’s gaming revenues of $11.2 million, according to the Kansas Lottery records. It was slightly below the February 2017 gaming revenue. One year ago, in February 2017, the Hollywood Casino reported gaming revenues of $11.8 million.
Keith Kocher, director of program assurance and integrity for the Kansas Lottery, noted today at the Kansas Lottery Commission meeting that typically February revenues are lower than other months because there are fewer days in February. Year to year, the combined totals for the state’s casinos are up 10 percent, he said.
Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City, Kansas, reported revenues of $3.3 million in February as compared to $3.26 million in January; Kansas Star Casino, Mulvane, Kansas, reported gaming revenues of $14.9 million in February as compared to $14.24 million in January; and Kansas Crossing Casino in Pittsburg, Kansas, reported gaming revenues of $3 million compared to $2.6 million in January.
Kocher reported that lottery ticket sales were up 6.2 percent overall compared to last year.
He also reported several bills concerning gaming or the lottery are pending in the Legislature. One would allow an instant vending ticket machine.
Another discussion in the Legislature concerns sports wagering, he said. States are positioning themselves in anticipation of a ruling in June on a sporting betting case at the U.S. Supreme Court level.