a position approaching health<\/a>.<\/p>\nAs well as launching sports betting in May, two new casinos opened over the summer in the resort town, the Hard Rock and Ocean Resort, and the New Jersey is beginning to reap the benefits. The city\u2019s casino revenue was up 24.1 percent in August.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mississippi was up 8 percent, thanks in part to its new casino sports books, while revenues in Massachusetts and New York have also grown — both having opened new casinos since last year.<\/p>\n
In Massachusetts, the new MGM Springfield has added a full-scale casino resort to a casino sector that previously comprised one slots racino, growing the market by 75 percent.<\/p>\n
\u201cExpanded gaming options in five states is the explanation for the increases in those jurisdictions,\u201d Adams concluded. \u201cFor the rest of country, mark it up to the stars and planets falling in line.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The casino economy was booming in August right across the US, with one exception — Nevada. Of the 21 states covered by market analyst Ken Adams in his most recent review of the US casino industry, 20 enjoyed at least 2 percent revenue growth, buoyed by a healthy national economy. Gaming expansion helped too, including […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":89961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
US Gaming Industry Outperforms Economy Everywhere but Nevada<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n