For second month, South Shore casinos lead state in gaming revenue increase

Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 8:56am

Income for casinos on the South Shore rose again in August, 2016, recording a 26.66 percent gain in gaming win when compared to income from a year ago. This was the biggest gain of any area in the state of Nevada, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Their gain in gaming revenues was $5,033,378, the highest percentage gain in Nevada. This is the second month in a row that the South Shore casinos posted the biggest increase in the state.

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

Not far behind were the casinos on the Boulder Strip who posted a gain of 22.23 percent. North Shore casinos in Lake Tahoe were also on the winning side, with revenues up 2.04 percent.

Nevada as a whole is down 5.23 percent in gaming revenues when compared to the same month in 2015. The state's casinos took in gaming revenue of $860,696,184.