Treasure Cove Casino saw a slight decrease in revenue over the most recent fiscal year.
According to figures in the B.C. Lottery Corporation annual report for 2013-14, released this week, $54.69 million was spent at Treasure Cove, down $125,000 or 0.23 per cent from the previous fiscal year.
Treasure Cove's slot machines and gaming tables generated $45.5 million, a $395,000 decline that was partially offset by a $270,000 rise in revenue from bingo, which generated $9.2 million.
Broken down further, slot machines were good for $43.4 million, a $493,000 decrease, while the tables generated $2.1 million, up $98,000.
For the province as a whole, revenues from casinos and bingo halls both increased, adding up to $1.68 billion, a $46.7-million rise from 2012-13.
Among B.C.'s 17 casinos, Treasure Cove was the eighth highest producer. River Rock Casino in Richmond was tops at $315.7 million.
But among B.C.'s 26 bingo halls, Treasure Cove generated the most revenue. Second highest was Planet Bingo in Vancouver at $8.4 million.
After peaking at $77.3 million in 2007-08, revenue from gambling in Prince George plummeted to $50.6 million by 2009-10, due to the recession and the ill-fated Chances Good Time Prince George, a victim of a provincial ban on smoking indoors and a less-cozy atmosphere than its predecessor.
It was closed in June 2010, slightly more than a year after it was opened. It was later converted into the Commonwealth Health Centre, and bingo was moved to Treasure Cove.
Treasure Cove is home to 547 slot machines, nine gaming tables and 633 bingo seats.
