Both Casino Aztar and the French Lick Casino had fewer visitors last month than they did in March 2009, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission.
The commission released its monthly casino revenue report Thursday. This report details how many people visited each of Indiana's casinos in March, along with how much they spent, how much each casino kept in winnings and how much tax each paid to the state.
Aztar had 110,091 visitors last month, according to the report. This is an increase from February, which saw 105,134 visitors; but down from March 2009, when the Evansville casino had 116,162 visitors.
The French Lick Casino had 88,516 visitors last month, as compared to 78,314 in February and 91,911 in March 2009.
Looking at how much visitors spent on table games and electronic gaming machines last month, Aztar and French Lick showed slightly different results as compared to the previous year.
At Aztar, visitors spent $6.5 million on table games last month, virtually unchanged from March 2009. They spent $91.2 million on electronic gaming machines last month, down from $100.1 million in March 2009.
At French Lick, visitors spent $5.9 million on table games last month as compared to $5.6 million the year before. They spent nearly $80 million on electronic gaming machines, up from $73.3 million the year before.
Indiana's casinos pay taxes based on both the number of visitors they have and the amount those visitors spend on gaming.
Last month Aztar paid $3.4 million in admission and wagering taxes. French Lick paid $2.1 million.
Indiana's 13 casinos saw a combined total of 2.3 million visitors last month, essentially unchanged from March 2009.