Maryland Casinos Generate Record-Setting $163.3 Million During March
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Maryland Lottery and Gaming announced that March 2019 gaming revenues for the state's six casinos set a single-month record of $163,262,848.
The total is a $5,302,180 increase from the previous record of $157,960,668 in October of 2018 and represents an 8.8 percent increase compared to the March 2018 total of $150,073,958.
Contributions to the State of Maryland from March 2019 casino gaming revenue totaled $67,431,111 including $50,590,062 for the Education Trust Fund.
Casino gaming revenues also support local communities and jurisdictions where the six casinos are located, as well as Maryland's horse racing industry.
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