Pennsylvania sets mark for gross table game revenue

Pennsylvania set an all-time high for gross revenue from table games last month, figures bolstered by the opening of the state's 11th casino.

There were an average of 1,028 tables in operation across the state in March, according to the state's Gaming Control Board, and they brought in gross revenue of $61.9 million. The latest take beats the previous all-time high for table games, when Pennsylvania casinos raked in $56.6 million with an average of 854 tables operating in February.

"Pennsylvania casinos have worked hard to refine the amount and mix of table games to meet their customer bases and maximize revenue," gaming board Chairman William H. Ryan Jr. said in a statement. "I am optimistic that the growth in the table game sector will continue."

The state's first casinos opened in 2006 and table games were added in July 2010. Pennsylvania has 11 casinos, with the addition of the Valley Forge Casino in suburban Philadelphia last month.