Ohio casino revenue increases 6.8% during July to $94.9m

The Ohio Casino Control Commission has reported the state’s total casino activity for July 2026, as commercial operators combined to generate $94.9m of revenue, representing an increase of 6.8%. 

Slot machine revenue in the Buckeye State increased 10.3% to $71.9m during July, while table games in Ohio produced nearly $23m but fell 2.9%. The state witnessed $923.3m of slot machine handle for the monthly period, as well as $102.4m in table game drop. 

Hollywood Columbus Casino accounted for the most revenue of any commercial gaming property in Ohio for July with $28.5m, equating to growth of 15.1% year-over-year. 

Hard Rock Cincinnati and Jack Cleveland Casino drove $22.3m and $21.7m of July revenue, respectively, representing increases of 1.4% and 0.8%. Hollywood Toledo followed its Columbus counterpart with $22.5m of revenue for July, having risen 8.8%. 

Hollywood Columbus reported a slot machine revenue increase of 16.8% to $22.9m for July, while the operator’s table game revenue grew 8.9% to $5.6m. The Hollywood Toledo location increased slot machine revenue 12.3% to $19.8m, even as table game revenue fell 11.2% to $2.7m. 

Jack Cleveland Casino’s slot machine revenue rose 5.9% for a total of $14.1m, while the property’s table game revenue decreased 7.5% to $7.5m. 

The Hard Rock International property in Cincinnati reported $15.1m of slot machine revenue for growth of 3.4%, with table game revenue accounting for $7.1m but decreasing 2.7%. 

In July, Ohio Representatives Riordan McClain, Gary Click and Johnathan Newman introduced House Bill 971, also known as the Save Ohio Sports Act, for the purpose of banning online sports wagering and proposing new changes to the state’s betting market.

McClain, Click and Newman originally began preparing two pieces of legislation aimed at imposing new “guardrails” on sports wagering in Ohio during April, following concerns around gambling addiction, financial harm and the integrity of sporting contests.