Gaming revenues down across Nevada, South Shore revenues down almost 40% in July

STATELINE, Nev. - Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $756,793,269 for the month of July 2020, the second month of casinos reopening in the state after being closed due to the coronavirus. This amounts to a 26.16 percent decrease compared to July 2019, when licensees reported a gaming win of $1,024,925,615 according to the monthly report released today by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Casinos on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe had a "win" of $21,104,759, down 39.70 percent from July 2019. Harrah's, MontBleu and Hard Rock reopened on June 4, Harveys reopened June 30. The Lakeside closed permanently in April.

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

The State collected $158,460,460 in percentage fees during for July, down 56.33 percent.

Some casinos actually showed a slight increase in revenue from 2019, those located in Washoe County areas not in Reno, Sparks or North Lake Tahoe, those are up 16.48 percent. The North Shore casinos posted a win of $9,665,276, down 33.20 percent from the previous year.

The rest of Douglas County had a "win" of $9,665,276, a 2.59 percent decline.

For the fiscal year which ended July 31, South Shore casinos reported a win of $55,077,000 on table games, $133,313,000 on slot machines, $3,452,000 on football games and $589,000 on basketball games. The fiscal year total of $188,389,000 from table games and slots is down 15.40 percent from the previous year.