GAMBLING SHOCKER: Shreveport Casino Cash Plunges from $57M to $42M!

SHREVEPORT, LA – After a whopper of a month in March, gambling revenues drop back down in the Shreveport-Bossier Market.

March was the best month for the local casinos in more than a year with revenues topping the $57 million dollar mark.

READ MORE: Check out the huge March Casino Revenue Numbers.

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board reports revenues for April come in at $42 million for the 6 casinos in the market. That compares to $40 million for April last year. So, it is still good news.

The new kid on the block is having a dramatic impact from the jump. LIVE Casino is #2 on the list for the month bringing in $9.7 million. In fact, LIVE moved into the 2^nd spot almost from opening day. The casino opened in the middle of February, so that month is not a fair comparison. But for March, LIVE brought in $12.3 million, second only to Margaritaville.

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How Do the Shreveport-Bossier Casinos Stack Up?

Margaritaville $13.3 million

LIVE Casino $9.7 million

Bally’s $7.4 million

Horseshoe $5.4 million

Boomtown $3.7 million

Sam’s Town $2.7 million

Bally’s moved into 3^rd place for the moving, moving past Horseshoe which was in 3^rd place in March.

What Are the Casino Revenues in Other Louisiana Cities?

Here are the casino revenues in Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and New Orleans:

Lake Charles $58,207,923

New Orleans $25,903,501

Baton Rouge $25,075,543

This does not include the Harrah’s land based casino in New Orleans which brought in $22.5 million in April.

Total riverboat gaming revenue for the state in April checks in at $151 million. That’s down significantly from March revenues of $180 million. But we are still showing a big improvement from the numbers in April a year ago when the casinos brought in $138 million.