Northwest
Indiana Casino Numbers Down
As reported by the Northwest
Indiana News: "December turned chilly aboard
Lake Michigan riverboats, with fewer gamblers
dropping fewer dollars.
"Combined
revenues for the five casinos fell to $94.7
million for the month, a drop of 3 percent from
November, and down 7 percent from December 2004.
"Close
to 1,066,000 gamblers passed through turnstiles
of the five casinos, down from 1,090,000 in
November and a drop of 7 percent from 1,146,000
the previous December.
"Even
the one extra Saturday the calendar provided
in December 2005 wasn't enough to boost revenues.
"…Combined
revenues for the five Northwest Indiana casinos
have seen a steady decline since mid-2005, a
possible sign growth has peaked.
"…The
five Northwest Indiana casinos took in a total
$1.2 billion in 2005, a gain of just 1.1 percent
over 2004…"
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