Gambling revenue plummeted to an all-time low at the MGM Springfield casino in November.
MGM Springfield took in $10.5 million last month, down $7 million from October.
Its revenue figure was the lowest for a full month since the casino opened in 2018, and was down by nearly half from the same time last year.
One factor is likely a state-imposed curfew on casinos and other businesses. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker early in November ordered them to close by 9:30 p.m. each night as he tightened COVID-19 restrictions.
Business also dropped significantly at Massachusetts' two other casinos, and as a result, the state also took a hit. Tax collections from gambling totaled $13.1 million in November, down by about a third from October.
The state's casinos continue to operate at a reduced capacity, with fewer slot machines open and some table games still not available due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The pandemic has had large toll on MGM Springfield's workforce. When casino officials presented its quarterly reporter to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission earlier this month, they said at the end of September it had just more than 900 employees on staff.
That number likely has dwindled since then. The casino said last month it had to lay off or reduce hours for 273 workers when the state imposed the nightly curfew.
A spokeswoman for MGM at the time declined to give an updated headcount.
MGM Springfield opened at reduced capacity in July after a lengthy state-imposed shutdown. In August, it laid off 1,000 employees who had been furloughed, which represented about half of its staff.
