After dismal gaming figures were released in December, the news received on the South Shore today was much better for casino officials.
Local casinos won $15,947,548 in December, up 1.05% from December of the previous year. Year to date figures show that the combination of Harrah’s Tahoe, Harvey’s, MontBleu and Lakeside Inn are up 2.6^% with a gaming win of $124,107,554.
The gaming win represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board’s monthly report shows the state being down 8.06%.
The biggest “winner” for the month were casinos in Laughlin who took in $35,648,873, which is 17.84% higher than the previous December. The biggest “loser” was the Las Vegas Strip who’s revenues were down 16.41%.
North Lake Tahoe casino gaming revenues were up .91% while the Carson Valley was up 2.56%.