After months of gains, overall revenue of the state’s five casinos dropped to $85.6 million in December from $90.2 million the previous month, according to totals released Monday.
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore reported $22.9 million in revenue from slot machines and table games in December, down about 2 percent from November. Owing partly to stiff competition from Maryland Live, its monthly revenues are about a third less than forecast in November 2013 by a pair of state-funded consulting firms.
Maryland Live reported revenue of $50.2 million, down about 6.6 percent from the previous month and down 4.4 percent from December 2013.
Minus the Horseshoe, the four other casinos have seen revenue slip 3.6 percent compared to the same month last year.
Revenue at Hollywood Casino Perryville dropped about 7 percent.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.