Ohio Casino Revenue Falls Over 12% Month-on-Month to $77.8 Million in January 2025

The Ohio Casino Control Commission has announced its January casino revenue, reporting a statewide revenue of $77.8 million. That was a drop of 12.6% from December 2024, when Ohio casinos collected $89.1 million in revenue. However, revenues did rise from the $75.2 million reported in January 2024.

All Four Ohio Casino See New Year Revenue Drop

Of the four casinos, Hollywood Columbus Casino reported the highest total revenue at $22.1 million, with Jack Cleveland Casino coming second with a reported $19.6 million. Meanwhile, Hollywood Toledo Casino and Hard Rock Cincinnati Casino reported $18.4 million and $17.6 million respectively.

There has been a reported drop in statewide revenue of 12.65%. The individual casinos reflect this, with all four reporting losses in the 7% to 20% range. Hollywood Toledo and Hollywood Columbus have had the most stable revenue of the four, with only 7.04% and 8.07% drops compared to the total revenues for December. 

Jack Cleveland and Hard Rock Cincinnati have dropped toward the other end of the scale this month, dropping 15.95% and 19.25%, respectively, compared to their December revenues. 

Slot Machines Power $77.8 Million January Revenues

Of the statewide total revenue of $77.8 million, $22.6 million was generated by table games, while $55.1 million came from slot games revenue. 

This distribution is roughly mirrored in the revenues reported by the individual casinos: Jack Cleveland’s total revenue was $7.9 million from table games and $11.6 million from slots. Hollywood Columbus’ total revenue comprised $5.6 million from table games and $16.4 million from slots. Hard Rock Cincinnati’s total revenue came from $6.1 million from table games and $11.4 million from slots. 

Hollywood Toledo reported the most significant difference in table games revenue and slots revenue, with $2.8 million generated from table games and $15.5 million generated from slots revenue. 

Challenging January Revenues May Spell Brighter Future for 2025

January 2024 saw Ohio’s worst revenues across 2024 by some margin, with only $75.2 million generated. Ohio casinos hope the same pattern will unfold in 2025 after casino revenues in January 2025 slump below $80 million for the first time since January 2024.

Ohio has also cracked down on illegal gambling at the start of 2025, seizing more than 180 illegal slot machines in Columbus. While this won’t impact January or February revenues, shutting down illicit options may provide better revenues later in the year as gamblers are forced to choose legal operations.