It's difficult to make predictions, but it seems we're on the same growth pace.

We're not seeing any downturn in the gaming industry, and it should continue to grow. We're seeing tremendous growth statewide. Every month in 2005 was a record month.

The numbers were better than we expected. We knew we were comparing against a strong August last year, up 11.2 percent, and we knew having one less Saturday in the month would have an effect.

It's just the timing of cashing out winning tickets.

Even more surprising was the amount (played on baccarat), $426 million, up 107 percent over last year.

Room rates were up, plus there were 4,000 more rooms available. That impacted room revenues during the fiscal year.