South Shore casinos continue to show gains in reported revenues

Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 10:22am

Gaming revenue for the State of Nevada during the month of August 2018 dropped when compared to the same month in 2017, posting a loss of 7.74 percent with a "win" of $912,980,589 for casinos in the state, according to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board today.

On the South Shore, the $26,789,111 in gaming revenue earned by the casinos was up by 4.74 percent from 2017. The Carson City and Carson Valley had a "win" of $9,650,518, up 2.77 percent.

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

Over on the North Shore, their reported $3,248,902 in gaming revenue "win" for August was up 3.16 percent.

While Washoe County casinos showed the biggest gains in the state, the biggest loss was posted by the Boulder Strip with a "win" of $62,170,627, down 16.27 percent from August 2017.