South Shore casinos hit the jackpot in August

Casinos on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe had a gaming win of $28,419,413 in August, up 32.64% from the same month a year ago according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB).

In figures released today, the NGCB shows the whole state of Nevada was down 3.66% with a net win of $920,291,644.

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

The South Shore casinos led the state in wins while casinos in North Lake Tahoe and Mesquite had the biggest losses at 7.25% and 6.64% respectively.

For the first two months of the fiscal year, the State of Nevada has a "win" of $1,852,171,788 which is down 1.53% from the prior year's period. South Shore Casinos are almost even at a net win of $53,498,478.