Atlantic City casino win rises 1.6 pct in May

Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:09pm EDT
 
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LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) - Gamblers lost $415.3 million at casinos in Atlantic City in May, 1.6 percent more than than the same month a year earlier, New Jersey's gambling regulator said on Tuesday.

The 11 casinos in the second-largest U.S. gambling market, including those owned by Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc TRMP.O and a joint venture between MGM Mirage (MGM.N) and Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD.N), won $289.6 million at slot machines and another $125.7 million at table games, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission said.

Slot revenue declined 1.5 percent while table revenues increased 9.5 percent, the regulator said.

(Reporting by Deena Beasley, editing by Leslie Gevirtz)

 

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