Nevada casinos won a record 10.1 billion dollars from gamblers last fiscal year for a 5.7 percent gain over the previous year, in what Governor Guinn terms, "a key sign of a sustained economic recovery."
The win was the amount left behind by gamblers who wagered a total $143 billion dollars during the year. Frank Streshley of the state Gaming Control Board says a strong resurgence of tourism in the Las Vegas area was the main reason for the record year.
Casinos in the Reno-Sparks-North Tahoe area in northern Nevada were down two percent. Streshley says the Reno area continues to suffer from the mid-2003 opening of the Thunder Valley Casino, owned by the United Auburn Indian Community, in Northern California.
Major details:
STATEWIDE: $10.1 billion win in fiscal 2003-2004, up 5.7 percent. In June, clubs won $855.5 million, up 5.7 percent.
LAS VEGAS STRIP: $5.09 billion fiscal-year win, up 7.7 percent. The June win was $420.6 million, up 4.3 percent.
DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS: $653.7 million fiscal-year win, down 1 percent. The June win for the downtown clubs was $52.9 million, up 0.7 percent.
RENO: $736.7 million fiscal-year win, down 2.8 percent. The June win was $62.2 million, down 2.2 percent.
SPARKS: $159 million fiscal-year win, up 0.1 percent. The June win was $12.9 million, up 5.4 percent.
STATELINE: $342.2 million fiscal-year win, up 2.7 percent. In June, the win was $25.3 million, down 8.5 percent.
ELKO COUNTY: $222.4 million fiscal-year win, down 1.1 percent. In June, the clubs took in $20.1 million for a 1.1 percent decrease. |
