Gamblers bet $49.3 million on slots at Erie casino - GoErie.com

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Gamblers wagered $49.3 million on slot machines at Presque Isle Downs & Casino during the week of March 14-20.


The amount returned to them was $44.6 million, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported.


The gross revenue -- the amount of gamblers' losses -- was $3.6 million, after subtracting more than $1 million in promotional free

plays.

Of the gross revenue, nearly $2 million went to the state and more than $1.6 million to the casino.


During a comparable week in 2010, from March 15-21, gamblers wagered $44.4 million. The amount returned to them was $40.4 million.


The record for slots wagers in one week was $57 million, set during the week of July 5-11.


View revenue for all Pennsylvania casinos: GoErie.com/data.




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