Nevada gaming win continues upward trend

The state posted its fifth straight month of gaming win increase in June.

US.- The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported on Tuesday that gaming win in the state posted a 4.2 per cent rise to US$933 million during June operations, paving the way for a sixth consecutive month of increases.

While Nevada has been experiencing good results for a while, this is the second straight month that the state’s total doesn’t reach the US$1 billion mark. Clark County’s win was up 3.5 per cent to US$791 million, while the Strip rose 5.4 per cent to US$523.9 million and Downtown Las Vegas was off 4.4 per cent to US$44 million.

The control board also reported the 2017-2018 fiscal year results, which indicate that statewide gaming win increased 3.2 per cent to US$11.81 billion: Clark County was up 2.8 per cent to US$10.17 billion, the Strip increased two per cent to US$6.6 billion and downtown Las Vegas up 3.2 per cent to US$628.4 million.

According to the official figures, win increased in all 19 markets for the fiscal year, compared to fiscal 2016-2017. Slot win was up 3.5 per cent statewide to US$7.54 billion for the fiscal year, while tables, counters and card games also increased 2.6 per cent to US$4.27 billion.