Kansas Casino Revenue Falls Less Than 1% Year-on-Year in December
Kansas isn't just home to a handful of best sports betting sites, but it also has an established gaming industry. While residents can't take advantage of real-money online casinos, there are brick-and-mortar options available to them.
The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission released its commercial casino revenue for December 2024, with the four casinos generating a combined revenue of over $37 million, a drop of under 1% from last December.
Of this total, Hollywood Casino & Resort produced the highest revenue at $14.9 million, an increase from the $14.7 million it generated last year.
Mixed casino revenue results
Since last December, Hollywood Casino & Resort has overtaken Kansas Star Casino & Resort as the highest revenue generator for the state, with an overall increase of 1.25% in revenue. This makes Hollywood Casino & Resort responsible for 40.37% of the state-wide total. Meanwhile, Kansas Star Casino & Resort has reported a decrease of 3.00%, placing it second among the state’s casinos in revenue.
| Gaming facility | December 2023 | December 2024 | Change |
| Hollywood Casino & Resort | $ 14,794,647.63 | $ 14,979,442.47 | +1.25% |
| Kansas Star Casino & Resort | $ 14,938,602.79 | $ 14,489,439.15 | -3.00% |
| Boot Hill Casino & Resort | $ 4,380,085.77 | $ 4,123,009.19 | -5.87% |
| Kansas Crossing Casino & Resort | $ 3,329,139.97 | $ 3,512,888.42 | +5.52% |
| Total | $37,442,476.16 | $ 37,104,779.23 | -0.9% |
Of Hollywood’s total revenue in December 2024, $13.3 million came from electronic gaming machines (slots), while $1.6 million came from table games. This shows an increase of 2.64% and a decrease of 8.63%, respectively, compared to last December.
Kansas Star’s electronic gaming machines generated $12 million, and table games contributed another $2.4 million. Compared to last year, this is a decrease of 3.17 and 2.23, respectively.
Boot Hill and Kansas Crossing have reported a little over $3 million in revenue from their electronic gaming machines, with Boot Hill reporting that table games contributed $0.5 million. For Kansas Crossing, table games only added another $0.3 million.
Month-on-month rise
Although the total revenue reported is 0.9% less than last December, it is still more significant than in November 2024. Kansas casino revenue only reached $35.2 million in November 2024, making December 2024 a month-on-month increase of 5.23%.
Between November and December, all four casinos experienced a percentage growth between 2% and 6%, with Kansas Star reporting the most significant increase at 6.05%.
Revenue for fiscal year 2025 is reportedly at $207.7 million, a 3.5% increase from this point last year. The fiscal year runs from July through June.
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