Louisiana Makes $3,000,000,000 In A Year From Poker And Casino Gaming
Even with the economy in this most southern of states being a bit wobbly, there still appears to be plenty of money for people to sit down and play poker or check out casino games, according to a study released by officials in New Orleans. Players at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos and video poker outlets left behind $3 billion during the state's just-concluded fiscal year.
$1.65b of this came from rake fees and money taken from gamblers on the 13 riverboat casinos. Harrah's downtown New Orleans casino took in $350.9 million, while the slot machine casinos at Louisiana's four race tracks collected a whopping $390 million. Meanwhile, the thousands of video poker machines scattered through truck stops, bars, restaurants and ITV locations earned the state over $600,000,000.
Louisiana has always been a popular place for gaming of all types, with riverboat operations in the 19th century helping inform the history of poker. The upcoming season of the World Series of Poker Circuit will kick off at the Horseshoe in Bossier City on September 8, and the final event of the same season takes place at the aforementioned Harrah's New Orleans.
*World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. or its affiliates (collectively Harrah's). HIE does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with Bodog Poker or its products, services, promotions or tournaments. Any promotion or tournament on this site will not guarantee your seat or ability to register for any WSOP event or any WSOP affiliated event which is at the sole discretion of Harrah's.
Even with the economy in this most southern of states being a bit wobbly, there still appears to be plenty of money for people to sit down and play poker or check out casino games, according to a study released by officials in New Orleans. Players at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos and video poker outlets left behind $3 billion during the state's just-concluded fiscal year.
$1.65b of this came from rake fees and money taken from gamblers on the 13 riverboat casinos. Harrah's downtown New Orleans casino took in $350.9 million, while the slot machine casinos at Louisiana's four race tracks collected a whopping $390 million. Meanwhile, the thousands of video poker machines scattered through truck stops, bars, restaurants and ITV locations earned the state over $600,000,000.
Louisiana has always been a popular place for gaming of all types, with riverboat operations in the 19th century helping inform the history of poker. The upcoming season of the World Series of Poker Circuit will kick off at the Horseshoe in Bossier City on September 8, and the final event of the same season takes place at the aforementioned Harrah's New Orleans.
*World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. or its affiliates (collectively Harrah's). HIE does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with Bodog Poker or its products, services, promotions or tournaments. Any promotion or tournament on this site will not guarantee your seat or ability to register for any WSOP event or any WSOP affiliated event which is at the sole discretion of Harrah's.
