Revenue from the three commercial casinos in Detroit declined to $82.8m (£66.5m/€76.2m) in October as venues in Michigan felt the impact of ongoing strikes.
Some Detroit casino workers have been on strike since 17 October. This has led to the partial closures of casinos with certain facilities not being available for almost a month.
This inevitably hit monthly performance during October, with revenue down 19.5% from $102.8m last year. The October figure was also 18.5% lower than the $101.6m posted in September this year.
Breaking this down, Detroit tables games revenue amounted to $81.7m, down 18.9% year-on-year. The total was also 18.3% behind September’s total.
The other $1.1m was attributed to sports betting qualified adjusted gross receipts (QAGR), a drop of 46.3% from 2022. Sports betting QAGR was also 28.6% lower than September.
In terms of sports betting handle, Detroit consumers spent $18.1m wagering at casinos in October. This was a sharp drop from $34.2m in the same mon..
