作为缅因州的第一家赌场-好莱坞赌场开业时，就被期望为该州经济的救世主。早期的收入数字验证了很多博彩分析员的预言：赌场会带来亿万美元的财政收入。

　　上一周，马萨诸塞州达特茅斯大学发表的东北地区博彩业年报称：好莱坞赌场成为2011年收入同比下降的企业之一，按照赌场总经理John Osbourne的说法，赌场收入下降是因为该州2011年的气候造成的。

　　“我们这儿实际上有三个月左右时间是超过3英尺的积雪” Osbourne说“寒冷的天气和积雪阻止了人们来好莱坞赌场”

　　Osbourne预测赌场的收入数字将在2012年回升，与去年相比会显示增长的，同时他还预测在3月份赌场安装赌台之后收入会继续增加。

　　“我们实际上看到的增长比5%要高，在3月16日赌台游戏开张时老虎机方面接近8%，所以我们将看到这一趋势会在4月份继续”

　　赌台博彩不仅在缅因州很重要，在东北地区各州都很重要。宾夕法尼亚州在去年夏天在他们的赌场设置了赌台，今年宾夕法尼亚州就超越新泽西州成为全美第二大博彩胜地。

　　缅因州的立法者正在考虑扩展他们的博彩业，把其他的博彩项目包括进去，马萨诸塞州的立法者最终研究出关于在新一年开设第一家赌场的一项法律的详细资料，他们希望该州第一家赌场能在2013年开张。

　　好莱坞赌场自开业以来就宾客盈门，每个周末老虎机和扑克桌旁都排着等待上场的玩家们，他们不用再长途跋涉到新泽西州或是康涅狄格州去寻找赌博的快乐了。

　　“二十一点和轮盘赌完成了我们预期收入的50%以上，扑克几乎达到了我们在区域人口基础上估计的数字” Osbourne说。

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　　Hollywood Casino GM Blames Weather For Revenue Decrease

　　The Hollywood Casino in Maine was supposed to be a savior for the economy when it opened as the first casino in the state. The early revenue figures backed up what many gaming analysts had predicted, that the casino would bring hundreds of millions of dollars into the state budget.

　　This past week, the University of Dartmouth Massachusetts issued their annual report on gaming in the Northeast, and Hollywood Casino was one of the establishments that saw revenue decrease in 2011, compared to their 2010 numbers. The drop in revenue, according to General Manager John Osbourne, was due to the weather that the state received during the year.

　　"We literally had over eight feet of snow in about three months," said Osbourne, "with the cold weather the snow stayed here. So it impeded people's ability to get to Hollywood Casino."

　　Osbourne expects that the revenue figures will rebound in 2012, and will show an increase over last year. he also predicted that the casino could continue to increase their revenue after table games were installed back in March.

　　"We actually saw an increase much higher than that (five percent), close to eight percent just on the slot machine side with the opening of the table games on March 16th. So we're seeing that same trend continue through April."

　　Table games have made a difference not only in Maine, but also in other Northeastern states. Pennsylvania installed table games last summer at their casinos, and this year Pennsylvania has surpassed New Jersey as the second largest casino gambling destination in the US.

　　Maine lawmakers are considering expanding their gaming industry to include additional casinos, and Massachusetts legislators finally worked out the details on a law that will bring casinos to Massachusetts for the first time in the coming years. Massachusetts hopes to have casinos open in 2013.

　　Hollywood Casino has been packed with customers since it opened, with gamblers no longer having to travel from Maine to New Jersey or Connecticut to enjoy casino gambling. The slots and poker tables have been so busy on weekends that there has been waiting lists for players.

　　"The blackjack, roulette-type games are doing about 50% better that we had forecast and poker is nearly the demand than what we had estimated based on the population in the area," said Osbourne.