Nevada casinos take less than a billion, call it a bad month
July 10th, 2008, 12:31 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Aaron
From the Associated Press
Casinos in Nevada took $969.9 million from gamblers in May, according to a report from the Gaming Control Board. That is a 15.2 percent decline over May 2007 and a sign that people aren’t rolling away their life-savings on the craps tables like the used to.
The drop in winnings, remember that’s how much the casino wins off of you, is the fifth consecutive monthly drop in the state.
Here’s a breakdown of popular Nevada destinations:
—STATEWIDE: $969.9 million, down 15.2 percent.
—LAS VEGAS STRIP: $513.5 million, down 16.4 percent.
—DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS: $48.2 million, down 17.3 percent.
—LAUGHLIN: $48.6 million, down 7.8 percent.
—STATELINE: $24.4 million, down 24.1 percent.
Aaron Aupperlee | city editor
