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$1 billion gaming win streak extends to 12 months statewide; Strip win way up

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - With a $1.113 billion gaming win in February, Nevada has now exceeded $1 billion every month for the past year. And tourism numbers from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) show that resorts have returned to healthy bookings, with average room rates climbing to $149.52 per night. That's 15% more than hotels…

Covid ・ 30 March 2022

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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…

Winnings ・ 30 March 2022

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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…

Travel ・ 07 February 2022

Augusta Free Press

Las Vegas’s gambling industry is slowly getting back on track

Much to the dismay of the global gambling community, Las Vegas casinos were forced to shut down for most of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, barely over a year after its major shut down, the world-renowned casinos in Las Vegas are surging back and are reaching unprecedented numbers in terms of economic activity. It's estimated that the…

Industry ・ 04 October 2021

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Las Vegas roars back to life with record gambling win

The major new Resorts World Las Vegas hotel and casino opened in June 2021, during a summer that has seen Nevada gambling revenues soar LAS VEGAS - Barely a year after the Las Vegas Strip was shut down by COVID-19, its world-famous casinos have roared back to a record-breaking summer thanks to a remarkable winning streak. Nevada pocketed an…

Covid ・ 29 August 2021

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Las Vegas Breaks Record In July With $794 Million In Gambling Revenue

I t was a very good July for Las Vegas. Nevada collected $794 million in gambling revenue from casinos on The Strip last month, the highest all-time win total for the state, according to revenue numbers published by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. July posted a 46% increase compared to pre-pandemic revenue in July 2019. Statewide, gaming revenue…

Finance ・ 27 August 2021

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Masks to Return in Philadelphia Casinos as COVID Spreads

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March last year, Philadelphia has set its own rules regarding restrictions on top of statewide measures. The city's casinos have gradually removed all of these limits over the course of 2021, but cases of the virus are now on the rise once more. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney spoke during a press…

Covid ・ 12 August 2021

World Casino News

Impressive June performance for Nevada casinos

The 466 casinos in the American state of Nevada reportedly posted over $1 billion in aggregated gross gaming revenues for June as a sign that they are continuing their recovery from the most hurtful effects of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report from G3Newswire citing official information from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the…

Land-based ・ 02 August 2021

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Nevada Records Another $1 Billion Month, But Las Vegas Plods Through A Cautious Recovery

N evada recorded $3.462 billion in revenue from its casinos during the second quarter of 2021, making it the largest quarterly gaming win in the Silver State's history-a signal that the gambling industry is in recovery mode. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the state collected $1.2 billion in gambling revenue in June,…

Religion ・ 30 July 2021

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Detroit’s Casinos Report $108.1 Million in Revenue for June

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has released Detroit's three casinos' revenue report for June after they were allowed to open to full capacity on June 22. The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has announced that Detroit's three casinos have reported $108.1 million in aggregate revenue for June. The control board released the report on…

Finance ・ 14 July 2021

Pahrump Valley Times

Nevada gaming win sets record high in May

Nevada casinos raked in an all-time record $1.23 billion from gamblers across the state in May, the first month when some casinos could resume operating at full capacity, the Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday. It was also the third consecutive month Nevada casinos surpassed $1 billion in gaming win. That hadn't happened since December 2019…

Baccarat ・ 12 July 2021

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Nevada Adds 10,200 Jobs in May Amid Casino Hiring Drive

Following more than a year of COVID-19 closures and health and safety restrictions, Nevada's gaming sector is finally on the mend. With the state's casinos now at full capacity, operators are recruiting thousands of new employees to help with the transition back to normality. the leisure and hospitality industry contributed the most jobs by far at…

Jobs ・ 25 June 2021

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Resorts World Las Vegas announces opening details; casinos increase gaming floor capacity

Las Vegas isn't quite back to its pre-pandemic level of activity, but in recent months, there have been signs of life and many visible changes in the city's casino landscape. Resorts are bringing back more of their popular shows and announcing new entertainment options, casinos have continued to increase their capacity limits on gaming floors and…

Travel ・ 29 May 2021

Anchorage Daily News

Casinos place big bet on vaccinations as Las Vegas prepares for June 1 reopening and nation’s first large convention

Coronavirus vaccines will be available at this landmark on the Las Vegas Strip, officials said. Photo for The Washington Post by Bridget Bennett LAS VEGAS - Fred Campbell plans to head here in early June with an ambitious goal: to build a flawless 26-foot wall, with 800 bricks, in an hour. That will be enough, he figures, to make him the world…

Travel ・ 24 May 2021

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MGM, Caesars, Station Casinos OK’d to return casinos to 100 percent capacity

Three of the largest casino operators in Las Vegas can now run their casinos at full capacity. MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Station Casinos are the latest companies to have gaming floor capacity and social distancing restrictions waived by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The Wednesday announcements mean an additional…

Covid ・ 02 January 2022

Casino City Times

This Week in Gambling: Las Vegas casinos opening without restrictions

In gambling news this week, some Las Vegas casinos are being allowed to open at full capacity with no coronavirus restrictions or social distancing. And Nevada is not alone, as other states throw open the doors as well. Plus, online gambling may soon be expanding in a big way. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has allowed several Las Vegas casinos to…

Land-based ・ 12 May 2021

Travel Weekly

Wynn, Cosmopolitan Las Vegas casinos at full capacity: Travel Weekly

In a statement, Wynn Resorts announced that as of May 3, 88% of its Las Vegas employees have been vaccinated against Covid-19. As a result, the company recently received permission from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to begin operating gaming areas at its Wynn and Encore properties at 100% capacity as well as remove plexiglass dividers from all…

Travel ・ 10 May 2021

Nevada Appeal

3 Vegas casinos fully opening after 80% worker vaccinations

People walk along a pedestrian bridge near the Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino on Sept. 17. (Photo: John Locher/AP, file) LAS VEGAS - Some Las Vegas Strip casinos have been allowed to open at 100% capacity, officials said Tuesday, after showing Nevada state regulators that at least 80% of their employees have received at least one shot of coronavirus…

Covid ・ 20 May 2021

Forbes

Wynn And Encore Become First Las Vegas Strip Casinos To Operate At 100% Capacity Since Covid-19

The plexiglass dividers between seats at table games and slot machines that have become part of the gambling experience since casinos reopened at limited capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic are coming down at the Wynn and Encore properties on the Las Vegas Strip. Wynn Resorts' two Vegas properties can now operate its casino floors at 100%…

Covid ・ 07 May 2021

Vegas Inc

Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back

Tourists ride escalators to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip Saturday, April 17, 2021. Saturday, May 1, 2021 | 7:35 p.m. To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel made it too easy to say yes. "How could I turn that down?" the 39-year-old…

Covid ・ 07 May 2021

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Las Vegas casinos allowed to move capacity limits to 80% as of May 1

he Nevada Gaming Control Board issued an updated emergency directive Friday to allow casinos and gaming establishments to operate at the respective levels approved by local authorities under the state's "Roadmap to Recovery." Therefore, Southern Nevada resorts will be able to operate 80 percent capacity with three-foot social distancing in Clark…

Land-based ・ 26 April 2021

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Nevada casinos get more gamblers, but revenues still lag

Gamblers place bets on roulette during the reopening of the Mirage Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Thursday, March 25, 2021 | 10:30 a.m. Casinos are getting more gamblers back a year after the coronavirus pandemic began, but house revenue for the Las Vegas Strip still lagged in February, state regulators said Thursday. Statewide casino win and revenue…

Land-based ・ 18 July 2021

Daily Mail Online

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…

Land-based ・ 12 December 2021

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HVS Las Vegas Casino & Hotel Market Outlook 2021

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Las Vegas economy has been extremely harsh given the market's reliance on visitation and conventions. Following five consecutive years of accommodating more than 42 million visitors, Las Vegas hosted just over 19 million people in 2020 (the lowest number of visitors since 18.1 million in 1989). While…

Travel ・ 18 June 2021