Casinos in Wheeling in Charles Town reported modest profits. Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Nitro reported a loss in revenue of $2.9 million. Mountaineer Casino in Chester lost $9.2 million in 2020. The commission learned details of just how much of a COVID hit the casinos took in 2020 in its relicensing discussion during the meeting. “It makes me optimistic,” state Lottery Director John Myers told reporters after Wednesday’s monthly Lottery Commission meeting. The state Lottery Commission learned Wednesday that casinos brought in more gambling money that video lottery parlors during two weeks last month.
It’s been a long way back for casinos in West Virginia in the aftermath of the pandemic but new financial numbers from the West Virginia Lottery are suggesting an improvement.
