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Pa., N.J. casinos lose $274 million in a month

As casinos across the country went dark under the novel coronavirus in March, eyes turned toward those digital life rafts: could they ride out the storm? According to the first financial reports released since the closures, the answer is a resounding "No."

A man drinks a cup of coffee near the Casino on Catalina Island in Avalon, Calif, Saturday, April 18, 2020, In the weeks that the city's normally bustling Two Harbors port has been closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Mayor Ann Marshall estimates the harbor alone has lost nearly $2 million in business.
A man drinks a cup of coffee near the Casino on Catalina Island in Avalon, Calif, Saturday, April 18, 2020, In the weeks that the city's normally bustling Two Harbors port has been closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Mayor Ann Marshall estimates the harbor alone has lost nearly $2 million in business.Read moreChris Carlson / AP