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Super Bowl plus leap day propel Nevada casinos to record February

Statewide gaming revenue of $1.34 billion was the highest total ever recorded in February. Also, Strip resorts saw 9.5 percent more visitors than last February. Nevada hit a trifecta in February. With Las Vegas hosting Super Bowl LVIII and the month seeing the entirety of Chinese New Year and an extra day - given 2024 is a leap year - Nevada…
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Super Bowl plus leap day propel Nevada casinos to record February
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Las Vegas Super Bowl, Chinese New Year boost Nevada gaming to best February in history

Super Bowl 58 and Chinese New Year boosted Nevada to its best February gaming win ever and its fifth-best month in history, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday. The state's 434 major casinos won $1.34 billion last month, an 8.5 percent increase over February 2023. "It was a pretty incredible month, and if there were 31 days we might…
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Las Vegas Super Bowl, Chinese New Year boost Nevada gaming to best February in history
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Milder weather in January boosts Reno casinos

Northern Nevada's relatively mild weather in January kept the state's casino industry from reporting its first monthly gaming revenue decline since last June. While Strip gaming revenue declined by almost 3.8 percent in January, Reno casinos saw a 55 percent increase for the month to almost $65.4 million. Washoe County as a whole saw a 35.4 percent…
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Milder weather in January boosts Reno casinos
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Nevada casinos win $1.27 billion in January despite lower numbers on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Nevada casinos won $1.27 billion from gamblers in January, a month sandwiched between big resort openings in December and Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. After casinos shattered records in December with $1.43 billion in winnings, January's numbers were a step back, falling outside the Top 10 highest gaming wins on…
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Casinos win record $1.43 billion in December as momentum on Las Vegas Strip builds

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip won more than $900 million from gamblers in December, pushing Nevada to a record $1.43 billion in winnings, according to the Gaming Control Board. Fresh off a big month in November during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, the Strip continued to sizzle as the Fontainebleau Las Vegas opened on Dec.…
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Casinos win record $1.43 billion in December as momentum on Las Vegas Strip builds
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F1 fans send Strip casinos to second-highest gaming revenue month

The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix drove Strip casinos to their second-largest gaming revenue month of all time during November. The Gaming Control Board said Dec. 28 that the four-day event, which began Nov. 16, helped produce almost $821 million in gaming revenue for Strip casinos during the month, a 22.6 percent increase from November 2022. In…
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Nevada, Las Vegas Strip casinos post 2nd-highest wins on strength of F1 weekend

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip drove Nevada to its second-highest win on record in November, validating some expectations surrounding the return of Formula One racing to the valley. The Strip's win - $820992082 - was a gaudy 22.6% higher than November a year ago. The number fell about $14 million short of the Strip's all-time…
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Nevada, Las Vegas Strip casinos post 2nd-highest wins on strength of F1 weekend
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F1 race fueled record gaming win in November 2023

Clark County reported a record $1.215 billion in gaming win for November, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday. The high total was 14.3 percent more than November 2022 and was largely due to the inaugural appearance of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix Nov. 16-18. It's likely to fuel the debate over the benefits of the race that…
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Gaming win numbers set new records in Clark County, downtown Las Vegas

Record-breaking gaming revenue performances in Clark County and downtown Las Vegas and the highest monthly revenue totals ever recorded statewide from slot machines paced gaming win in March, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said Thursday. The 220 casinos in Clark County won $1.178 billion from players, 31.7 percent over March 2021, while downtown…
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Gaming win numbers set new records in Clark County, downtown Las Vegas
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas opening points to growth in luxury visitors

The opening of the $3.8 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino resort this week feeds the narrative that the Strip is becoming more of a destination for wealthier visitors. While previously known as a marketplace once relished by tourists for its inexpensive rooms and cheap buffets, that's now changing. November's inaugural Formula One race on the…
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Nevada's Casino Win Boosted By Strip's Performance

During September, the Las Vegas Strip was able to generate impressive revenue as it increased the state's overall monthly gambling revenue, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), Nevada's gaming regulatory body. Strip's licensed casinos as main revenue generators: The 60 officially licensed casinos located on the Strip managed to…
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Nevada's Casino Win Boosted By Strip's Performance
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Despite market declines, NV gaming revenue kept afloat by high baccarat hold in September

Nevada sees its 31st straight billion-dollar revenue month despite declines in nearly all major gaming markets. Without the Strip's high-end baccarat action and slot machine revenue from casinos in Laughlin, September gaming revenue for Nevada could have looked much different. Instead, the state saw its 31st consecutive billion-dollar gaming…
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Despite market declines, NV gaming revenue kept afloat by high baccarat hold in September
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Nevada gaming win hold steady in August

Nevada's gaming wins in August were relatively flat compared with one year ago, with growth driven by the Strip and baccarat performance, state officials said in a report released Friday. The state's 437 licensed casinos won roughly $1.2 billion from gamblers last month, a modest.07 percent increase over a year ago when 435 licensed casinos…
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Nevada gaming win hold steady in August
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Nevada casinos set single-month revenue record in July

So much for a gaming revenue slowdown. Nevada's casino industry set a single-month record in July with more than $1.4 billion in casino earnings, fueled by elevated revenue from slot machines statewide and the highest hold percentage on baccarat wagers by Strip casinos in 20 years. After seeing statewide gaming revenue decline in three out of the…
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Nevada casino revenue hits record levels in July 2023

When temperatures were hot, the state's casinos were hotter. Southern Nevada endured a record heat wave in July, and gamblers enriched the state's casinos more than in any month in history, breaking monthly gaming win records statewide and on the Strip, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday. The state's 439 licensed casinos won $1.4…
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Casinos set revenue record; Washoe tops $100M

So much for a gaming revenue slowdown. Nevada's casino industry set a single-month record in July with more than $1.4 billion in casino earnings, fueled by elevated revenue from slot machines statewide and the highest hold percentage on baccarat wagers by Strip casinos in 20 years. After seeing statewide gaming revenue decline in three out of the…
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Casinos set revenue record; Washoe tops $100M
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Nevada’s Casino Revenue Reaches $1.4 Billion In July

The Nevada Gaming Control Board, Nevada's regulatory body, revealed that Southern Nevada's players hit casinos so often in July, the most ever in state history, breaking "monthly gaming win records" across the state as well as on the Strip. These, in addition to other state-licensed casinos, which totaled 439, made a profit of $1.4 billion during…
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Nevada’s Casino Revenue Reaches $1.4 Billion In July
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Americans' Willingness to Gamble Suggests Resilience in the US Economy

Americans are hitting the casinos at record levels, and that could be a sign the US economy remains on solid footing. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said the state's casino industry generated a record $1.4 billion in revenue in July, representing a year-over-year increase of about 7%. "The'Reader's Digest' version of what drove this month's record…
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Americans' Willingness to Gamble Suggests Resilience in the US Economy
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Nevada casinos set a single-month revenue record of $1.4B during July

So much for a gaming revenue slowdown. Nevada's casino industry set a single-month record in July with more than $1.4 billion in casino earnings, fueled by elevated revenue from slot machines statewide and the highest hold percentage on baccarat wagers by Strip casinos in 20 years. After seeing statewide gaming revenue decline in three out of the…
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Nevada casinos set a single-month revenue record of $1.4B during July
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Nevada gaming win declines in June 2023, but still tops $1B

Nevada casinos continued its struggle to keep up with the torrid pace of historic gaming win, but still won more than $1 billion from players in Clark County alone in June, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Friday. The board said Clark County gaming win was off 3.5 percent to $1.07 billion for the month, while state win declined 2.4 percent…
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Nevada gaming win declines in June 2023, but still tops $1B
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Clark County’s $1B gaming win streak ends; state sees record April

Casino gaming win in Clark County in April ended its 11-month streak of winning $1 billion or more, but the state still managed to have its best April on record winning $1.16 billion from gamblers for the month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday. Nevada has recorded $1 billion in gaming win only five times in April, three of which…
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Which casino table game is most popular in Las Vegas?

Walk into a casino on a busy night and it can seem like there's a lot of action in the pit. Table games draw players in with their communal energy, potentially big payouts - and maybe even the feeling of dice or cards in your hands. So which games are most popular amongst Las Vegas Strip players? Michael Lawton, the senior economic analyst for the…
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Which casino table game is most popular in Las Vegas?
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Nevada Online Casino Workshop: No Plans to Reschedule

Nearly two years after the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) postponed a workshop seen as an incremental step toward allowing online casinos in the state, officials with the regulatory agency said there are no plans to reschedule the event. The NGCB was initially scheduled to hold the workshop at its offices in Las Vegas on May 13, 2021. The…
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Nevada Online Casino Workshop: No Plans to Reschedule
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Southern Nevada casinos fuel Nevada to a record-breaking February

Depending on where you look, February was either another stellar month for Nevada gaming revenue or the second consecutive monthly decline in casino revenue totals. Statewide, Nevada casinos collected nearly $1.24 billion in gaming revenue during February, the highest figure ever recorded for the month, the Gaming Control Board said Tuesday. The…
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Southern Nevada casinos fuel Nevada to a record-breaking February
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Nevada posts second consecutive monthly gaming revenue record at $1.24B in February

Nevada has broken another all-time monthly gambling revenue record in February. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board's latest report, the state's casinos generated combined revenue of $1.24 billion over the last month, an 11.15% increase from February 2022 and the 24th consecutive month that operators generate more than $1 billion in…
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Nevada gaming win over $1 billion again in Februray 2023

Nevada's casino gaming win increased by double-digit percentages again in February, marking two years in which state gaming operations collected more than $1 billion a month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday. Clark County casinos alone surpassed $1 billion for the 10th straight month, building a streak of its own. The Control Board…
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Nevada gaming win over $1 billion again in Februray 2023
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Record Downtown Las Vegas gaming win lifts Nevada

State gaming win powered past $1 billion for the 20th straight month including Clark County, which surpassed that level, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday. The state's 437 non-restricted licensees won $1.3 billion from gamblers, a 4.8 percent increase from October 2021. Clark County's 215 locations won $1.1 billion, a 4.5 percent…
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Las Vegas Strip Casinos Revenue is Higher Than Ever

Nevada has significantly increased its revenue during 2022 compared to 2021. The main reason lies in the fact that there were during the last year, but one weekend more adds to the value. This has been the most successful year ever for the state - the revenue was $14.8 billion. To compare, in 2021, the revenue was $13.4 billion by November. Strip…
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Las Vegas Strip Casinos Revenue is Higher Than Ever
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Nevada casinos, Vegas tourism rebound in ’22

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The year 2022 was good for gambling and tourism in Nevada, where winnings at casinos statewide set calendar year records and Las Vegas visitor tallies nearly reached levels before the coronavirus pandemic. "Las Vegas enjoyed a robust recovery trajectory across core tourism indicators in 2022," the regional Convention and Visitors…
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Nevada casinos, Vegas tourism rebound in ’22
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Nevada’s Gambling Market Revenue up 10.5% in 2022

Nevada's previous total market revenue recorded was during the 12 months that ended on December 31, 2021, when the state reached $13.40 billion. Now, the new $14.8 billion record was achieved with the help of revenue generated by the brick-and-mortar slots in the state. Those accounted for over two-thirds of the total revenue with $10 billion.…
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Nevada’s Gambling Market Revenue up 10.5% in 2022
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Las Vegas Casino Revenue Sets Annual Record Despite Headwinds

The Bellagio Water Fountain Show on the Strip in Las Vegas The Las Vegas Strip, home to giant casinos such as the MGM Grand and Bellagio, recorded a total win of $8.29 billion in 2022, an increase of 17 percent from the prior year, according to data released Tuesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. (Bloomberg)-Bettors in Nevada and Las Vegas…
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Las Vegas Casino Revenue Sets Annual Record Despite Headwinds
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Reports say 2022 was good for Nevada casinos, Vegas tourism

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The year 2022 was good for gambling and tourism in Nevada, where winnings at casinos statewide set calendar year records and Las Vegas visitor tallies nearly reached levels before the coronavirus pandemic. "Las Vegas enjoyed a robust recovery trajectory across core tourism indicators in 2022," the regional Convention and Visitors…
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Nevada, Strip gaming wins for 2022 shatter records

A perfect storm of positives boosted the state's gaming revenue last year, including one more weekend day in 2022 than 2021 and a robust calendar of sports and entertainment events. Nevada's casinos set an all-time record with $14.8 billion in gaming win for 2022, though it already surpassed 2021's record performance of $13.4 billion by November,…
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Nevada, Strip gaming wins for 2022 shatter records
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Nevada casinos close out 2022 with record gaming revenue figures

Nevada's casino industry set annual gaming revenue records statewide and on the Strip when November's figures were counted. December's response? "Not so fast." Fueled by a single-month record for the Strip in December, Nevada finished 2022 with more than $14.8 billion in gaming revenue, blowing past 2021's $13.4 billion by 10.5 percent, the state's…
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Nevada casinos close out 2022 with record gaming revenue figures
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Reports say 2022 was good for Nevada casinos, Las Vegas tourism

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The year 2022 was good for gambling and tourism in Nevada, where winnings at casinos statewide set calendar year records and Las Vegas visitor tallies nearly reached levels before the coronavirus pandemic. "Las Vegas enjoyed a robust recovery trajectory across core tourism indicators in 2022," the regional Convention and Visitors…
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Nevada casinos’ gaming win down 3.2 percent in July

It's easy to assume the market is weakening after a Tuesday report stated July's gaming win was down from a year ago. Not so fast. While win from the state's 434 casinos last month was down 3.2 percent year over year to $1.36 billion, it was still the fourth-best month in history for the state. It also continued the streak of 17 consecutive months…
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Downtown Las Vegas hits record $90.5 million revenue in October

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday that the state gaming industry revenue exceeded $1 billion in October, with downtown Las Vegas hitting a $90.5 million record. The 20th consecutive month with revenue reaching these levels generated $76.5 million of gambling tax, a 6.4 percent year-on-year increase. $1.3 billion in revenue in…
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Downtown Las Vegas hits record $90.5 million revenue in October
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Las Vegas casino tracks down tourist who won $229,000 without knowing

A tourist from Arizona won $229000 on a Las Vegas slot machine but walked away unaware of his windfall, due to an error in the machine. It took nearly three weeks for gaming board agents to track him down and enrich him. On 8 January, Robert Taylor hit a jackpot on a slot machine at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on the Vegas strip. But the…
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Nevada casinos exceed $1B in revenue for 20th straight month with $1.28B in October

Nevada casinos are keeping up their record-setting revenue streak, exceeding $1 billion in win for the 20th straight month. The Silver State extended its historic roll with $1.28 billion in gambling revenue in October, according to a report released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, proving inflation is no match for gambling appetite in the…
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Nevada casinos exceed $1B in revenue for 20th straight month with $1.28B in October
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May gaming win shows $1.3B collected by Nevada casinos

Nevada casinos continued their blistering win pace in May, collecting more than $1 billion for the 15th straight month. The $1.3 billion gaming win marked the best May ever recorded and the fourth highest monthly win total in state history, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday. Most…
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Gaming slowdown? Not in Nevada as casinos head toward a record

Nevada could shatter last year's record-breaking gaming revenue totals in just 11 months. October marked the 20th straight month of $1 billion or more in state gaming revenue, according to figures released Tuesday by the Gaming Control Board. Statewide, gaming revenue sits at $12.3 billion for the first 10 months of 2022, more than 12 percent above…
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Gaming slowdown? Not in Nevada as casinos head toward a record
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Overseas flights, big April events boost Las Vegas casinos, data shows

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Gambling in Nevada continued a 14-month hot streak in April and a return of international flights boosted travel nearly to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago, according to Las Vegas airport and state casino revenue reports. The state Gaming Control Board said Thursday the $1.13 billion that…
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Overseas flights, big April events boost Las Vegas casinos, data shows
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Nevada gambling revenue tops $1B for 18th consecutive month in August at $1.2B

Nevada's winning streak shows no sign of slowing down: the Silver State has now reported its 18th consecutive month of more than $1 billion in gambling revenue. According to the lastet data released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Thursday, the state collected $1.2 billion from its casinos in August, a figure 26.7% up from the same month in…
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September gaming revenue steers Nevada casinos toward another record-breaking year

Nine months are in the books for 2022, and Nevada casinos are far ahead of last year's record gaming revenue total. Analysts say the state's gaming industry is on track to shatter 2021's single-year total of $13.4 billion in revenue before December, especially if Las Vegas Strip resorts continue to experience the positive business trends seen in…
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September gaming revenue steers Nevada casinos toward another record-breaking year
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Slot machine play lifts Nevada to second-highest ever revenue month

Nevada casinos fell $4 million short of tying the state's single-month gaming revenue record during March, and Las Vegas Strip casinos recorded their third-highest revenue month of all time. Analysts credited the locals' gaming markets and slot machine players with driving Nevada to its 13th straight gaming revenue month of more than $1…
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Nevada gaming win records continue to fall for state’s major casinos

The state's casinos, paced by 215 licensees in Clark County, recorded the highest gaming win revenue in Nevada history in 2021, the Gaming Control Board reported Thursday. The state's largest casinos in December also won more than $1 billion from players for the 10th straight month, extending the record that had stood for 14 years and was broken in…
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Nevada maintains a winning streak of $ 1,000 million in games

The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced Friday that the state's 433 major casinos took in $1.079 billion from players in January. Wins - the amount of money casinos collect from slot and table game players - have increased by 41.6% since January 2021. Clark County once again contributed significantly to state profits, with $928.7 million, an…
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August achievement for Nevada casinos

In the western American state of Nevada and aggregated gross gaming revenues for August reportedly surged by a little over 3.5% year-on-year to surpass the $1 billion threshold for an 18th consecutive month. According to a Thursday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper citing official data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board,…
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August achievement for Nevada casinos
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Strip gaming win paces statwide climb to $1.21 billion in August

Any thoughts that July's slight downturn in gaming win was the beginning of a trend were dispelled Thursday after the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported gaming win in August was $1.21 billion. The state's 3.5 percent increase for the month was paced by Clark County's $1.02 billion take with the Strip contributing a whopping $659.7…
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Strip gaming win paces statwide climb to $1.21 billion in August
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Analysts: Nevada casinos headed toward a second-straight revenue record year

Historically, Nevada gaming revenue averages a 9 percent decline between July and August. The Gaming Control Board said Thursday that August's statewide gaming revenue figure of more than $1.2 billion was a 3.5 percent increase from a year ago, even as the market was down 8.2 percent from July - well within the historical trend. But with statewide…
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Nevada casinos post $1B+ in revenue for 17th straight month; second best-ever Vegas Strip performance

Nevada's winning streak is far from over. In July, the state recorded the fourth highest monthly total in its gaming history at $1.31 billion, and the second highest ever on the Las Vegas Strip. Bolstered by visitation to Las Vegas -at its highest since the start of the pandemic-, Nevada gaming has now surpassed $1 billion in revenue for the 17th…
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Nevada Casinos Win Over $1B For 17th Straight Month

Casinos in Nevada continue to rake in money, but revenue growth appears to be slowing. According to figures from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the state's nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total gaming win of $1315987732 for the month of July 2022. This amounts to a 3.17% decrease compared to July 2021, when licensees reported a gaming…
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Nevada Casinos Win Over $1B For 17th Straight Month
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Winning Streaks stand firm: North American gambling capstones

North America and Canada continue to embrace the post-pandemic gambling boom, set to profit from indomitable winning streaks across the board. As iGaming proceeds with its steady rise in popularity across the U.S, it is set on joining land-based casinos and sportsbetting as a lucrative, day-to-day gambling venture. In Canada, gamblers continue to…
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Winning Streaks stand firm: North American gambling capstones
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Nevada casinos reach 11th $1B+ month streak in January despite Omicron outbreak

As the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Friday, Nevada casinos set new records in January, which became the 11th straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings, while topping early 2020 results. Properties in the state won nearly $1.1 billion in the first month of the year, an increase of nearly 42% from January 2021, and up 4% compared…
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Nevada casinos reach 11th $1B+ month streak in January despite Omicron outbreak
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Nevada casino revenue drops in July over ‘very high bar’ set last year

Strip casinos recorded their second highest-ever single-month revenue total during July, confounding predictions that the nation's largest casino market was facing economic challenges. The primary reason July's $773.4 million in gaming revenue wasn't a record? It was up against July 2021's record total of $792.6 million. Instead, the Strip in July…
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Nevada casino revenue drops in July over ‘very high bar’ set last year
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Downtown Las Vegas' Fremont St. Casino Brings a Big Name to the City

Las Vegas casinos have had the market cornered on sportsbooks in the city and state thanks to a 2015 law that banned daily fantasy sports operators in Nevada. In October of that year, the Nevada Gaming Control Board issued a notice for FanDuel, DraftKings (DKNG) - Get DraftKings Inc. Report and any other daily fantasy sports operator to cease…
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Downtown Las Vegas' Fremont St. Casino Brings a Big Name to the City
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Record $1.3B collected by Nevada casinos for the month of May

May saw Nevada casinos maintain their torrid winning streak, bringing in more than $1 billion for the fifteenth consecutive month The United States' Nevada Gaming Control Board just announced the release of its monthly report for May 2022. Revenue from commercial casinos reached USD 1.3 billion, an increase of 5.71 percent from USD 1.229 billion in…
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Record $1.3B collected by Nevada casinos for the month of May
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Strip, downtown casinos propel Nevada’s 15th straight billion-dollar revenue month

Gaming revenue collected during May saw record-breaking totals for casinos in Clark County, the Strip and downtown Las Vegas, while fueling the state to its 15th straight month of $1 billion or more in gambling winnings. The Gaming Control Board said Thursday that the state's $1.3 billion in total gaming revenue was 5.7 percent higher than the…
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Strip, downtown casinos propel Nevada’s 15th straight billion-dollar revenue month
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Slot Machines Bring In Billions, So Why Are So Many Casinos Removing Them?

I n April, Steve, a 35-year-old filmmaker from Los Angeles, was at the Venetian in Las Vegas playing a Wheel of Fortune slot machine and feeling like a million bucks. He was taking $7 spins and after an hour of sinking $500 into the machine, Steve got a gold spin bonus and won $700. The next day, he was still feeling lucky and found what he thought…
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Slot Machines Bring In Billions, So Why Are So Many Casinos Removing Them?
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Data: Overseas flights, big April events boost Vegas casinos

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Gambling in Nevada continued a 14-month hot streak in April and a return of international flights boosted travel nearly to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago, according to Las Vegas airport, tourism and state casino revenue reports. The $1.13 billion that casinos statewide reported winning…
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Recovery slows but Nevada casinos still have 14th straight billion-dollar month

Nevada casinos recorded their 14th straight month of at least $1 billion in gaming revenue during April, but the total marked the first time in more than a year the state didn't experience a double-digit increase. The Gaming Control Board said Thursday that casinos statewide collected almost $1.13 billion in gaming revenue in April, with more than…
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Recovery slows but Nevada casinos still have 14th straight billion-dollar month
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Nevada Casino: State Generated $1.4B Total Casino Revenues in March

Nevada, as the Silver State has managed to generate an incredible $1.355 billion in total casino revenue in March, according to the Nevada Gaming Commission. According to the data released, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported that the company's revenue increased by another 27 percent year over year. The numbers from March 2019, which was $981…
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Nevada Casino: State Generated $1.4B Total Casino Revenues in March
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Nevada casinos hit 2nd highest revenue ever boosted by Strip, slots records in March

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday that the state's $1.355 billion gaming revenue figure in March trailed only July 2021, which holds the record at $1.59 billion. The March figure was a 26.8% increase over March 2021, which kicked off the billion-dollar monthly figure, thus reaching now its 13th consecutive month. Las Vegas…
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Nevada casinos hit 2nd highest revenue ever boosted by Strip, slots records in March
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'March Madness' atmosphere lifts Vegas economy from pandemic

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada casinos reported near-record March house winnings, while the airport in Las Vegas reported passenger traffic almost as heavy as pre-pandemic levels and tourism officials marked another big jump in visitor volume. LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada casinos reported near-record March house winnings, while the airport in Las Vegas…
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Nevada casinos won $1.113B in February

If there was going to be a month that state gaming win fell below $1 billion, it probably would have been February with its 28 days, right? Not so. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday announced that the state's 433 major casinos won $1.113 billion from gamblers for the month, an all-time record for a February. It also was a record 12th…
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Nevada casinos won $1.113B in February
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Nevada Hits $1 Billion In Gambling Revenue For 12th Consecutive Month

N evada recorded $1.1 billion in gaming revenue in February, marking the 12 consecutive month the state brought in more than $1 billion from its casinos. February also set an all-time win total for the month, $1.07 billion in 2013 was the previous record, and revenues from The Las Vegas Strip hit its third-highest level in history. According to the…
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Nevada Hits $1 Billion In Gambling Revenue For 12th Consecutive Month
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Vegas tourism rebound fueling robust Nevada economy numbers

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada's tourism economy is putting the coronavirus pandemic behind it, with regulators reporting the best casino winnings ever for a February and the airport serving Las Vegas announcing plans to resume nonstop international flights in April. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday reported a 12th straight month of $1 billion…
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Las Vegas Hotels, Casinos Try to Move Past the Pandemic

Aside from the cruise industry, Las Vegas may have been hit harder by the Covid pandemic than any other business segment. Tourism stopped. Conventions were canceled and international travel shut down as the world tried to contain the virus. Las Vegas only shut down for a short period, but when it reopened, the city's famous casinos dealt with mask…
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Las Vegas Hotels, Casinos Try to Move Past the Pandemic
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Las Vegas Casinos Score a Huge Super Bowl Win

The Super Bowl has helped bring Sin City back. Las Vegas is a town of bright lights and big experiences, but with the pandemic dimming the city's shine and online betting possibly upending a big chunk of its business model, the take from this weekend's big game has to feel good for Vegas. The Super Bowl was the first major event since Nevada ended…
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Las Vegas Casinos Score a Huge Super Bowl Win
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Closed casinos, visitation declines hurt two Clark County gaming markets

Two North Las Vegas casinos that have been closed for 23 months and a nearly 38 percent decline in visitation to Laughlin kept the Clark County communities from meaningful participation in Nevada's record-shattering $13.4 billion gaming revenue year in 2021. According to the Gaming Control Board, the markets were the only two of Nevada's 18…
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Closed casinos, visitation declines hurt two Clark County gaming markets
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Tourist wins $229K jackpot after error at Las Vegas Strip resort

Agents with the Nevada Gaming Control Board spent two weeks tracking down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas without realizing that he had won a $229000 progressive slot machine jackpot. Control Board officials aren't disclosing Robert Taylor's hometown but confirmed Friday that he is collecting $229368.52 from Treasure Island this weekend. "It was…
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Tourist wins $229K jackpot after error at Las Vegas Strip resort
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Nevada casinos broke all records in 2021 with over $13b in Wins

The casinos of Nevada have posted up historic numbers for 2021 surpassing all records. December closed out with over a billion dollars in wins for casinos marking the tenth month in a row with revenues over $1 billion. While the previous year was a hard one for casino operators everywhere, the last year's numbers showed 2021 was an even better…
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Nevada casinos broke all records in 2021 with over $13b in Wins
World Casino News

Record annual performance for Nevada casinos

In the western American state of Nevada and aggregated gaming revenues for December reportedly surpassed the $1 billion mark for a tenth consecutive month to take the jurisdiction's tally for the whole of 2021 up to a record $13.43 billion. According to a Thursday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper citing official figures from the…
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Record annual performance for Nevada casinos
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Nevada casinos win record $13.4 billion in 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada casinos continued a hot streak in December, tallying a 10th straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings and propelling end-of-year figures to a record $13.4 billion. A Nevada Gaming Control Board report released Thursday provided more evidence that gambling recovered last year after coronavirus closures in…
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Nevada casinos win record $13.4 billion in 2021
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Nevada Hits All-Time Record Of $13.4 Billion In Gambling Revenue In 2021

D espite Covid, Nevada's casinos had an historically healthy year in 2021-the state reported a record $13.4 billion in gambling revenue. The total gaming jackpot last year also beat pre-pandemic numbers in 2019 by 11.6%, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The last all-time high was in 2007 when the state reported $12.8 billion in gaming…
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Nevada Hits All-Time Record Of $13.4 Billion In Gambling Revenue In 2021
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Nevada casinos data: Jobs lost, revenues down amid pandemic

In this June 4, 2020, file photo, people play blackjack at the reopening of the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 | 2 a.m. The economic effect of the coronavirus pandemic emerged in stark numbers in an annual report showing a decrease in employees at Nevada's biggest casinos and anemic revenues during the 12 months…
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Nevada casinos data: Jobs lost, revenues down amid pandemic
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Nevada Casinos Suffered Net Loss of $206m in FY2021

The 302 casinos in Nevada that grossed at least $1m in revenue in the state's fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 experienced a net loss of $206.4m, this according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). In an abstract published Thursday, the NGCB said that total revenue for the casinos was $16.1bn. "Revenue" is essentially the money customers paid…
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Nevada Casinos Suffered Net Loss of $206m in FY2021
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Gambling boom in 2021 sets new record after pandemic slump

The gambling business boomed like never before in 2021 as droves of pandemic-weary tourists returned to the Las Vegas Strip and casinos across America, flush with pent-up savings. Nevada's casinos are poised for their best year ever, state gaming officials said, with $12.3 billion in total winnings in the first 11 months of the year. Less…
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Review Journal

Nevada gaming win tops $1B for 9th straight month, sets record

Nevada casinos in November set an all-time record for the longest streak of consecutive months winning more than $1 billion from players, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday. The streak of nine months, which began in March, topped a record that had stood for 14 years. Michael Lawton, a Control Board research analyst who crunches the…
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Nevada gaming win tops $1B for 9th straight month, sets record
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Nevada casinos go record 9 months with $1B in house winnings

LAS VEGAS -- Nevada casinos set a record in November, reporting a ninth straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings, gambling regulators said Wednesday, providing another sign that business in the nation's tourist-dependent gambling mecca has returned to pre-pandemic levels. The $1.32 billion in casino winnings reported statewide last…
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Nevada casinos go record 9 months with $1B in house winnings
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Nevada casinos set 9-month record of $1B in house winnings

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada casinos set a record in November, reporting a ninth straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings - in a sign that business in the nation's tourist-dependent gambling mecca has returned to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday reported $1.32 billion in casino winnings…
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Nevada casinos set 9-month record of $1B in house winnings
The Nevada Independent

Nevada casinos near all-time gaming revenue mark after strong November

Nevada casinos have recorded their third-highest gaming revenue year. And there is still one month to be added to the 2021 books. The Gaming Control Board said Wednesday that statewide gaming revenue in November was $1.32 billion, just shy of the single-month record of $1.36 billion reported in July. November's totals were a 41 percent increase…
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Nevada casinos near all-time gaming revenue mark after strong November
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Las Vegas casinos post their biggest month in EIGHT YEARS

Las Vegas casinos are roaring back to life, posting their best month in eight years as the vaccine rollout and pandemic fatigue spur gamblers to return to the tables and slots. In March, casinos across Nevada raked in more than $1 billion for the first time since the pandemic began, a 73 percent increase from the same month last year, according to…
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Las Vegas casinos post their biggest month in EIGHT YEARS
Las Vegas Weekly

Cashless Las Vegas: ​​A city built on currency moves toward a future without it

The industry name for the technology is TITO, short for "ticket-in, ticket-out." When you cash out of a video poker or slot machine, it produces a printed voucher of your winnings, which you can then take to a cashier-or leave atop the machine for the next player, if you feel like passing on some good karma. TITO has been in widespread use for…
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Cashless Las Vegas: ​​A city built on currency moves toward a future without it
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Nevada Hits Eighth Month Of More Than $1 Billion In Gambling Revenue

G amblers keep losing and Nevada keeps winning. The Silver State collected $1.2 billion in gambling revenues from casinos in October, marking the eighth consecutive month the state has brought in more than $1 billion, according to numbers released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. October's total win is up 19.5% from pre-pandemic levels during…
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Nevada Hits Eighth Month Of More Than $1 Billion In Gambling Revenue
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Nevada casinos match 8-months mark for $1B in house winnings

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada casinos matched a record streak of eight straight months of $1 billion or more in house winnings in October, showing that hospitality and tourism have returned to pre-pandemic levels in a state dependent on gambling revenues. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday that casinos statewide won a little more than $1.2…
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Travel Weekly

Las Vegas leads a strong comeback for Nevada casinos: Travel Weekly

The streak through September is one short of the record eight-month stretch set in late 2006 and early 2007, before the Great Recession. It's even more encouraging that casino floors are returning to and exceeding pre-pandemic levels without higher-spending international visitors throwing the dice yet. Casinos statewide took in almost $1.2 billion…
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Las Vegas leads a strong comeback for Nevada casinos: Travel Weekly
Northern Nevada Business Weekly

With fire fears in past, South Tahoe casinos focus on future

The $80 million Tahoe South Events Center is seen under construction near MontBleu Resort and across from Hard Rock Lake Tahoe on Oct. 11, 2021. The 132000-square facility is expected to open in late 2022.Photo: Tim Lenard / The Nevada Independent Northern California wildfires wiped away several weeks' worth of business this summer from casinos on…
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With fire fears in past, South Tahoe casinos focus on future