Kansas City hits jackpot despite fewer visitors
On the back of the news that Atlantic City’s bad summer continued with revenues falling for a fifth consecutive month, Kansas City has had some good news to report.
While visitor numbers to the Missouri city were down in August, casino revenues were up and the area’s gaming venues raked in around $61.3 million.
This represents a 5.6 per cent improvement on the results from August last year and the month has been confirmed as being the city’s sixth most profitable ever.
Leading the way was Ameristar Kansas City Casino and Hotel which reported an 8.8 per cent rise in revenues to $21.8 million over the month, equivalent to a 35.5 per cent share of the city-wide total.
However, despite boasting the loosest penny and quarter slot machines in the state, the Isle of Capri casino suffered a 17.4 per cent fall in admissions in comparison to the previous year, contributing to a fall in revenues of $6.9 million.