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Ohio casinos see major boost in revenue
People are feeling more comfortable to return, casinos say
Ohio casinos see major boost in revenue By Shannon Smith | May 11, 2021 at 10:31 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 11:07 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio casinos are hitting the jackpot in recent months in both revenue and visitors. In some cases, casino revenue is hitting pre-pandemic levels.
According to recent revenue reports by the Ohio Casino Control Commission, casinos pulled in a total of $91,637,918 in March of this year, compared to $81,079,355 in March 2019.
The total revenue statewide for casinos in April 2021 was $92,556,028, compared to $70,579,701 in April 2019.
Ohio’s casinos, racinos post another big month, blowing away pre-pandemic records for gambling revenue
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
The last two months were the best two on record for the Ohio casino, racino industry. The facilities were closed or subject to curfews for parts of 2020 and and January of part of February 2021.Rich Exner, cleveland.com
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - The COVID-19 slump is over for Ohio’s casinos and racinos. The question is how much business will surge beyond where it was ever at ahead of the pandemic.
The state’s 11 casinos and racinos in April combined to take in a record $217.1 million in gambling revenue, after paying out winnings, reports released by the state show.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The growing connection between problem gambling and mental health challenges prompted three leading Ohio advocacy groups to forge a new partnership.
Ohio for Responsible Gambling, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio (NAMI Ohio) and the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio (PGNO) announced a joint awareness effort as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. Ohio for Responsible Gambling is comprised of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS), Ohio Casino Control Commission and the Ohio Lottery Commission.
Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson, OhioMHAS chief of Prevention and Problem Gambling, said there are connections between problem gambling and behavioral health disorders in Ohio.