Ohio Casino Table Revenue Jumps 14.7% in September 2026
- Table revenue rose 14.7% to $22,295,390, but table drop, the money converted to chips, rose only 2.9% to $96,223,346.
- Hard Rock Cincinnati won 34.6% more on 3.7% less drop, while Hollywood Toledo gave back 18.5% and finished at $2,204,560.
- Players took back 76.83% of table drop against 79.20% in September 2025, a shift worth about $2.28 million to the casinos.
- Table revenue is flat through nine months at $205,771,173, just $34,506 below the same stretch of 2025.
CINCINNATI – A 34.6% surge at Hard Rock Cincinnati pushed Ohio casino table game revenue 14.7% higher during September 2026, to $22,295,390, more than covering an 18.5% slide at Hollywood Toledo, according to figures the Ohio Casino Control Commission posted. Players converted only 2.9% more money into chips, so most of the gain came from the casinos keeping a bigger share of it, not from heavier play.
Table Drop Rose 2.9% While The Casinos Kept A Bigger Share
The commission defines table drop as the total converted to gaming chips, promotional credit included, and table payout as the share of that drop returned to patrons as winnings. What the casinos keep is what is left. In September that was 23.2 cents of every chip dollar, up from 20.8 cents in September 2025, because payout fell to 76.83% from 79.20% on a drop that grew from $93,473,339 to $96,223,346.
On $96.2 million of drop, the 2.37-point swing in payout is worth about $2.28 million, roughly 80% of the $2,852,939 gain. The extra 2.9% of drop added about $572,000. Patrons also redeemed 7.2% less table promotional credit, $2,829,611 against $3,048,912, so drop net of that credit rose 3.3%.
That 23% is not a house edge. Blackjack played by basic strategy at 3:2 carries an edge of roughly 0.5% a hand and a Banker bet in baccarat about 1.06%, so a casino keeping 23 cents of a buy-in reflects how often chips go back into action across the whole floor.
The commission’s report counts only table and slot revenue at the state’s four commercial casinos and leaves out sports betting, which it reports separately as part of legal online gambling in Ohio.
| Casino | Table Revenue | Change | Drop Change | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cleveland | $7,478,030 | +3.8% | +2.0% | 77.34% |
| Hard Rock Cincinnati | $6,640,956 | +34.6% | -3.7% | 73.19% |
| Hollywood Columbus | $5,971,844 | +29.7% | +13.2% | 78.13% |
| Hollywood Toledo | $2,204,560 | -18.5% | -1.2% | 80.22% |
| Statewide | $22,295,390 | +14.7% | +2.9% | 76.83% |
Hard Rock Cincinnati Won More On Less Play
Table revenue at Hard Rock Cincinnati climbed to $6,640,956 from $4,933,492 even as its drop fell 3.7% to $24,767,814 from $25,731,120. Its payout dropped to 73.19% from 80.83%, which left the casino 26.8 cents of each chip dollar against 19.2 cents. That shift accounts for about $1.89 million of the $1,707,464 gain, while the smaller drop took away about $185,000.
Cincinnati supplied 60% of the statewide gain and now holds 29.8% of Ohio table revenue against 25.4% in September 2025.
The comparison month was unusually soft. September 2025 was the casino’s lowest table month of that year, and 80.83% was its highest payout of 2025. September 2026’s $6,640,956 sits within 2% of the casino’s $6.52 million monthly average for 2026, and its table revenue for the year is down 1.0% at $58,675,687.
The casino reported 109 tables, compared with 104 in September 2025.
Hollywood Toledo Lost Ground On Payout, Not Play
Table revenue at Hollywood Toledo fell to $2,204,560 from $2,703,819 while its drop slipped only 1.2% to $11,145,948. Payout rose to 80.22% from 76.02%, leaving the casino 19.8 cents of each chip dollar against 24.0 cents.
The $2,204,560 is below every month of 2025 and every month of 2026 except May’s $2,142,400. At its nine-month rate of 22.3% of drop, the September drop would have produced about $2.49 million. Toledo’s share of Ohio table revenue fell to 9.9% from 13.9%, and its table revenue is down 3.3% for the year at $24,192,986.
Columbus Grew On More Play And Cleveland Kept Its Lead
Hollywood Columbus added the most play of any Ohio casino. Its drop climbed 13.2% to $27,309,939 across 114 tables compared with 103, and its table revenue rose 29.7% to $5,971,844 as payout fell to 78.13% from 80.92%. About $608,000 of its $1,368,840 gain came from the added drop and about $761,000 from the larger share the casino kept.
Jack Cleveland still leads the commercial casinos that anchor legal Ohio gambling, with table revenue up 3.8% to $7,478,030 on drop up 2.0% to $32,999,645. Payout barely moved at 77.34% against 77.73%. The casino reported 102 tables against 113, and its share of Ohio table revenue slipped to 33.5% from 37.0%.
Nine-Month Table Revenue Is Flat With 2025
Table revenue from January through September totals $205,771,173, or $34,506 below the $205,805,679 for the same months of 2025 in the commission’s year-end 2025 report, on drop up 0.8% to $893,110,328.
The casinos have kept 23.04% of drop this year against 23.24% last year, which makes September’s 23.17% a normal month and September 2025’s 20.80% the outlier in a year that finished at 23.25%. By casino, Columbus is up 2.8% for the year, Cleveland is down 0.1%, Cincinnati is down 1.0% and Toledo is down 3.3%.
The October report sets a harder bar. Table revenue in October 2025 was $23,301,575 on a 77.21% payout, $1,006,185 more than September 2026 produced.