Revenues jump in January
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002 | 9:46 a.m.
Nice weather and early arriving Super Bowl visitors combined to give Mississippi casinos a healthy 7 percent gross revenue boost in January.
The 30 state-regulated casinos won $243.5 million from gamblers last month, up from $227.6 million in January 2001, according to figures released Wednesday by the Mississippi Tax Commission.
The 18 casinos on the Mississippi River in Tunica, Lula, Greenville, Vicksburg and Natchez posted $142.9 million in gross revenue, 10 percent more than last January. Unusually cold weather and ice storms chilled business significantly in the region a year ago.
The 12 casinos on the coast won $100.6 million, the first time since legalized gambling began 10 years ago that they topped $100 million in January. The January figure was 3 percent more than the same month in 2001.
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