Overall revenue at casinos in the Shreveport-Bossier market dropped by 5.4% from October to November this year, while the region’s six casinos saw a 19% increase compared to November of last year as the market continues to recover from COVID-19 restrictions that effectively shuttered casinos in much of March and all of April in 2020. Most of the wagers were made on football and on parlays. Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino, Margaritaville Resort Casino, and Boomtown Bossier City Casino are among the eight Louisiana riverboats that started taking sports wagers in November. The eight Louisiana casinos that launched sports betting operations in November raked in more than $5.6 million in revenue on more than $27 million in wagers, according to the latest revenue data from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. About $570,000 in taxes were paid on those profits.
