January revenue up by 15 percent for Gulf casinos
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) – January revenue of $100.5 million for Mississippi’s 12 Gulf Coast casinos is $13 million higher than the $87.3 million posted in January of last year. That is a 15 percent increase.
In a report on the latest figures in The Sun Herald, a local hospitality industry spokesman says the Scarlet Pearl, a new casino in D’Iberville, helped grow the market – instead of taking revenue from other casinos.
It was the first time January revenue for the south Mississippi market surpassed $100 million since 2008.
