HARRISBURG - The $233,147,479 in gross revenue from the play of slot machines at Pennsylvania’s casinos marked a record high for any month since legalized gaming began in November of 2006.

According to the monthly report posted today on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s web site www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, that amount eclipsed the high previous month in July 2011 when gross revenue totaled $218,300,465. This March’s amount was also 8.5% higher than the amount of gross revenue generated in March 2011 when revenue was $214,926,433.

Tax revenue to the Commonwealth this March was also the highest monthly generation to date at $126,482,681, an average of $4 million per day.

March 2012 and 2011 gross revenue and percentage change for each of the casinos is as follows:

* figures are only for two invite-only test nights and one day of operation to the public