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La. Casinos win $202.8 million11 December 2007NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- As reported by the Associated Press: "Despite the addition of two gambling outlets, Louisiana's state-licensed casinos only won a fraction more last month than in November 2006. "Players lost $202.8 million at the 13 riverboats, the downtown New Orleans casino and the slot casinos at the four race tracks. In November 2006, 12 riverboats, Harrah's New Orleans and three track casinos won $199.7 million. "The two additional outlets that have opened in the past year -- the Amelia Belle riverboat near Morgan City and the New Orleans Fair Grounds casino -- accounted for $5.8 million of the latest total, meaning that those casinos open in November 2006 recorded a year-to-year drop of $2.7 million. "...There was very little change in any of the state's casino markets. "The leveling of Louisiana casino revenue, along with the state's tax take, has been a trend for the past year as the Mississippi Gulf Coast continues its recovery from Hurricane Katrina; it now has 11 shoreside casinos..." |