South Shore casinos win big in May

The Nevada Gaming Commission released their figures for the month of May, and Stateline casinos on the South Shore were the biggest winners in the state.

The team of Harrah's, Harveys, Hard Rock, MontBleu and Lakeside Inn had a "gaming win" of $17,821,193, up 30 percent from May in 2016. Most other areas saw single digit losses and wins, and the state as a whole had a win of $991,604,782

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

North Shore casinos saw a drop of 7.33 percent in their win of $1,514,359.

Loss/Gain of local areas:

Carson Valley - $8,592,378 ... -1.05 percent
Washoe Valley - $68,249,299 ... +.29 percent