Both Connecticut casinos reported year-over-year declines in their slot-machine wins for August.
The steepest drop was at Foxwoods, which reported a slot win of $42.5 million, down nearly 10 percent from $47 million in Aug. 2014. The amount wagered on slots at Foxwoods, called “the handle,” fell nearly 6 percent, to $531.8 million.
Slot win is the portion of the handle the casino keeps after customer payouts. It typically amounts to approximately 8 percent of the handle.
At Mohegan Sun, August’s slot win totaled $52 million, down nearly 8 percent from $56.2 million a year prior. Mohegan’s handle fell to $638.6 million from $674.3 million last August.
The two casinos combined will contribute $25.2 million in slot taxes to the state’s general fund for the month.
