Most of Nevada sees gains in gaming revenue in April

Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/31/2018 - 9:21am

Gaming revenue for the State of Nevada during the month of April was up 7.5 percent in 2018, bringing in a "win" of $953,698,753 to casinos in the state according to figures released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

On the South Shore, the $14,938,015 in gaming revenue earned by the casinos was up 12.61 percent from 2017. The Carson City and Carson Valley had a "win" of $9,214,172, up 7.08 percent.

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

North Shore casino win was up 1.14 percent. The big winners were casinos on the Boulder Strip who saw their net win increase by 20.25 percent. Biggest loser? There were only two areas that saw a very small decrease, Reno down .16 percent and Wendover down .03 percent.