Well, pointless is a bit harsh, but this listing doesn’t take into account overall revenue, which is a more accurate indicator.
From the Kalamazoo Gazette, via Pechanga:
After reporting yesterday on slot machine revenue at FireKeepers Casino and Four Winds Casino, I thought it would interesting to see how Michigan’s 11 Native American tribal casino owners stack up in terms of revenue from slot machines.
Below is a ranking of casino-owning tribes by average revenue per slot machine per month.
Note that it’s not quite an apples-to-apples comparison because operators report slot machine revenue for the different time periods.
All data come from the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
$8,638 per machine per month
- Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Four Winds Casino)
- 3,000 slots
- $311 million total slot machine revenue for the 12 months ending July 31, 2009
$7,201
- Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (FireKeepers)
- 2,680 slots
- $96.5 million for the 5 months ending Dec. 31, 2009
$5,393
- Saginaw Chippewa Indian Community (Soaring Eagle casinos)
- 5,200 slots (total from three casinos)
- $336.5 million for 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2009
$5,154
- Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Little River Casino)
- 1,350 slots
- $83.5 million for 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2009
$4,028
- Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Leelanau Sands/Turtle Creek)
- 1,800 slots (total from two casinos)
- $87 million for 12 months ending Nov. 30, 2009
$3,681
- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (Ojibwa casinos)
- 700 slots (total from two casinos)
- $30.9 million for 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2009
$3,384
- Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians
- 2,155 slots (total from five casinos)
- $87.5 million for 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2009
$3,139
- Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians (Odawa Casino)
- 1,500 slots
- $56.5 million for 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2009
$3,005
- Hannahville Indian Community (Chip In’s Island Resort)
- 1,400 slots
- $50.5 million for 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2009
$2,491
- Bay Mills Indian Community (Kings Club/Bay Mills)
- 995 slots (total from two casinos)
- $29.7 million for 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2009
$2,406
- Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Lac Vieux Desert Resort)
- 713 slots
- $20.6 million for 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2009
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