$1 million-plus: Average amount wagered each day, since opening

$139.5 million: Amount won by players, November-March

$30,030: Highest single winner willing to be photographed for brochure (man from Lubec)

475: Number of slot machines

$5: Machines that hit jackpots more often

50-plus: Age of average player

50-plus: Chances that a player is female

0: Number of free drinks served

1: Average number of tour buses that stop by each week

90 minutes: Distance core group of players live from Casino

3,000: Approximate number of IDs checked each month (people who look 27 or younger)

150: Approximate number who are, indeed, under 21 and shown the door

1: Number of coats worn by Robert DeNiro hanging on the wall (from the movie “Frankenstein”)

Mid-2008: Anticipated opening of permanent facility down the street

1,000: Number of slot machines expected initially at the new facility

21,000-plus: Number of slot machines run by parent Penn National, companywide

300 miles: Distance from Bangor to closest slot competition

Source: Maine Gambling Control Board; Hollywood Slots management; Penn National annual report

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