Ohio Casinos Generate $89.1 Million in December Revenue
Ohio is home to many of our best sports betting sites. While it doesn't have a real-money online casino market, the brick-and-mortar industry showed some month-over-month improvement.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has revealed that casino revenue for December reached over $89.1 million, a 5.74% increase from November when casinos brought in $84.3 million.
However, all the Ohio casinos have reported a decrease in revenues compared to last December, with state-wide revenue falling by 2.79%.
Of the four casinos, Jack Cleveland saw the most significant year-on-year drop in revenues, with revenues falling by 4.94%. Hollywood Toledo posted revenues 3.35% lower than in December 2024, while Hard Rock Cincinnati generated 2.22% less revenue in December 2025 than the previous year. Hollywood Columbus showed the greatest stability, with revenues falling less than 1% year over year.
Ohio casino revenue
The four casinos in Ohio reported a relatively even distribution of revenues, with Hollywood Toledo Casino reporting the lowest total revenue of $19.8 million and Hollywood Columbus Casino reporting the highest with $24.1 million. Jack Cleveland Casino and Hard Rock Cincinnati Casino have reported $23.3 million and $21.8 million respectively.
That even distribution helped Ohio casinos generate more revenue than other successful months for operators in 2024 like May.
| Casino | Total revenue December | Total revenue November | Percentage difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cleveland | $23,322,144 | $21,551,637 | +8.22% |
| Hollywood Columbus | $24,112,909 | $24,808,937 | -2.81% |
| Hard Rock Cincinnati | $21,893,346 | $19,867,517 | +10.20% |
| Hollywood Toledo | $19,818,889 | $18,077,857 | +9.52% |
| Total | $89,147,288 | $84,305,948 | +5.74% |
Although Hollywood Columbus reported the highest total revenue in December, it was still 2.81% less than the total revenue in November. The other three casinos increased revenues by 8.22% (Jack Cleveland) to 10.20% (Hollywood Toledo).
Of the combined $89.1 million in revenue collected by casinos, $25.3 million came from table games revenue, while $63.8 million came from slots revenue.
Jack Cleveland generated the most revenue from individual table games, at $8.7 million. Meanwhile, Hollywood Columbus generated the most significant slot revenue, at $18.2 million.
| Casino | Table games revenue | Slots revenue | Total revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cleveland | $8,700,723 | $14,621,421 | $23,322,144 |
| Hollywood Columbus | $5,881,235 | $18,231,674 | $24,112,909 |
| Hard Rock Cincinnati | $7,854,078 | $14,039,268 | $21,893,346 |
| Hollywood Toledo | $2,909,919 | $16,908,970 | $19,818,889 |
| Total | $25,345,955 | $63,801,333 | $89,147,288 |
All the casinos except Hollywood Columbus have reported increases in table games and slots revenue compared to November. Hollywood Columbus’ reported revenues indicate a 10.19% decrease in table games revenue from November and a 0.16% decrease in slots revenue.
