Most of the dollars was dropped in the state’s 13 riverboat casinos. Total revenue climbed to $141.eight million for September, up from $132.7 in August and $134.1 a year earlier, a increase attributable to the opening of a new casino, L’Auberge, in Baton Rouge.

Harrah’s land-based casino in New Orleans won $25.two million in September, up from $22.9 million in August, when Hurricane Isaac shut down the casino for the final couple of days with the month, but down considerably from much more than $30.7 million in September a year earlier.

Slot machine casinos at the 4 Louisiana horse tracks won $32.7 million, in comparison to $32.four million in August and $31.7 million a year earlier.

The five-riverboat Shreveport-Bossier market place led the state in gambling income with practically $51.6 million in September winnings; followed by the Lake Charles market place, with $42.1 million; the New Orleans riverboat industry with $22.9 million; as well as the Baton Rouge market, $25.1 million.

Among the racetrack slot parlors, Delta Downs, in Vinton, not far in the Texas state line, won far more than 15.4 million, pretty much half the racetrack slot total. It was followed by Evangeline Downs, with nearly $7.four million; Harrah’s at Louisiana Downs, $5.9 million; the Fair Grounds, $4 million.