作为缅因州的第一家赌场-好莱坞赌场开业时，就被希冀为该州经济的救世主。早期的收入数字考据了许多博彩分解员的预言：赌场会带来亿万美圆的财务收入。

　　上一周，马萨诸塞州达特茅斯大学颁发的东北区域博彩业年报称：好莱坞赌场成为2011年收入同比下降的企业之一，依照赌场总司理John Osbourne的说法，赌场收入下降是因为该州2011年的天气形成的。

　　“我们这儿实践上有三个月阁下时刻是逾越3英尺的积雪” Osbourne说“酷寒的气候和积雪阻止了人们来好莱坞赌场”赌博网站

　　Osbourne猜测赌场的收入数字将在2012上升，与客岁对比会展现增添的，同时他还猜测在3月份赌场装置赌台之后收入会继承增进。

　　“我们实践上看到的增添比5%要高，在3月16日赌台游戏开张时老虎机方面靠近8%，以是我们将看到这一趋向会在4月份继承”

　　赌台博彩不但在缅因州很重要，在东北区域各州都很重要。宾夕法尼亚州在客岁炎天在他们的赌场配置了赌台，本年宾夕法尼亚州就逾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思考扩展他们的博彩业，把其他的博彩项目包罗进去，马萨诸塞州的立法者最终研讨出关于在新一年开设第一家赌场的一项法令的过细原料，他们但愿该州第一家赌场能在2013年开张。

　　好莱坞赌场自开业以来就来宾盈门，每个周末老虎机和扑克桌旁都排着期待上场的玩家们，他们不消再远程跋涉到新泽西州或是康涅狄格州去寻觅打赌的快乐了。

　　“二十一点和轮盘赌完成了我们预期收入的50%以上，扑克的确达到了我们在地区生齿根底上估计的数字” 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.