The country’s largest gaming states were also the biggest Q2 losers. Compared with their 2019 Q2 GGR, Nevada casino win was down more than $2.38 billion (-80.5 percent). Pennsylvania casinos reported $601.6 million fewer gaming dollars (-71.5 percent), and Atlantic City lost $550 million (-66.6 percent).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nPer the AGA’s COVID-19 casino tracker, 851 commercial and tribal casinos are back open for play. Only 139 remain closed. In mid-April, every single casino floor was shuttered.<\/p>\n
Recovery Underway<\/b><\/h2>\n
Miller says that while April and May experienced GGR declines upwards of 90 percent, June marked the reopening of almost 300 commercial casinos, and with it, operators saw a pent-up demand.<\/p>\n
The AGA says June revenue was nearly four times greater than April and May combined.<\/strong><\/p>\n“The gaming industry has been a leader in implementing rigorous, innovative protocols that have allowed the vast majority of our properties to reopen and stay open,” Miller said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
US commercial casino revenue dropped nearly 79 percent in the second quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19 shuttering gaming floors. But industry leaders believe a strong recovery is already underway. The American Gaming Association (AGA), the gaming industry’s preeminent lobbying firm in DC, unveiled its new “Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker” this week. The online tool […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":144906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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