Downtown casino gains were up 8.1 percent in October. On the other hand, Reno casinos fared worse this October than last. They were down 12.3 percent after bringing in us$ 45.8 million, while Washoe County casinos overall were 9.3 percent down. South Lake Tahoe casinos were 4 percent up in October while taking in us$ 15.7 million.
State officials say they collected more than us$ 65 million in taxes based on October casino winnings. That's an 8.6 percent increase compared with last year.