South Shore casinos post big win in April

South Shore casinos are faring better than last year, so far.

Figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board today show they had a big month in April, 2015 with a gain of 56% over last year. Harrah's, Harvey's, MontBleu, Hard Rock and Lakeside had a net win of $14,520,821.

This boost brings the casinos' year-to-date figures up to a 4.21% gain over last year. So far, the casinos in Stateline have a net win $182,247,183.

Overall, the state of Nevada fared well with a gain of 5.39&.

Five regions in the state did show a loss. North Lake Tahoe casinos led that group with a loss in net win of 16.47%. Their income was $1,331,143.

The gaming win represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

The state of Nevada received $53,445,133 in fees from the casinos. Each month they are paid percentage fees on the generated taxable revenues.