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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board releases January table games revenue17 February 2012HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The play of table games during January at Pennsylvania casinos generated tax revenue of more than $8.6 million, according to figures posted today on the Gaming Control Board's web site, With an average of 962 tables in operation on a daily basis during January, gross revenue from play of all table games was $52,980,494 which was nearly $9.7 million higher than in January 2011 when revenue totaled $43,310,753 with an average 841 tables operating on a daily basis. That is a 22.3% increase in revenue year over year. Pennsylvania taxes gross table games revenue at 16% (14% to the Commonwealth's General Fund and 2% to local share fund) which resulted in $8,609,347 of tax revenue. |