Nevada casinos won USD 11.1 billion last year

The board reported that 58.4 percent of the 2013 statewide win came from Strip casinos, the largest percentage recorded. “It’s been increasing every year,” board analyst Michael Lawton said. In 2004, the Strip accounted for 50.5 percent of the state’s gaming win. He attributed the growth to the increasing popularity of baccarat. In 2003, the baccarat win amounted to 7.6 percent of money won on the Strip; last year it was 24.4 percent.

Lawton said the increase in December was paced by baccarat, which registered its second-highest win ever of us$ 242.9 million. In December, Las Vegas Strip casinos reported revenue of us$ 664.2 million, up 12.9 percent. The win at the baccarat tables was up 32 percent and the slot machine win was up 16.4 percent.

The win was down 12.5 percent for blackjack, 16.3 percent for craps and 22.9 percent for roulette. For the year, the winnings at Las Vegas Strip casinos was us$ 6.5 billion, a 4.8 percent increase from 2012.

The win in December was up 12.9 percent to us$ 41.7 million at downtown Las Vegas casinos, 24.3 percent to us$ 24.1 million at North Las Vegas casinos and 15.5 percent to us$ 67.4 million at Boulder Highway casinos.

The board said winnings in Laughlin dropped 8.9 percent to us$ 30.2 million, in Mesquite increased 0.5 percent to us$ 9.2 million and in the balance of Clark County increased 7.2 percent to us$ 86.2 million. Winnings in Washoe County fell 0.9 percent to us$ 55.3 million, in South Lake Tahoe fell 24.6 percent to us$ 15.7 million and in the Carson Valley area dipped 1.8 percent to us$ 7.7 million.

For downtown Las Vegas casinos, the gross win for 2013 was us$ 500.9 million, down 1.6 percent; Laughlin was off 1.5 percent to us$ 455.1 million; casinos on Boulder Highway reported a decline of 1.2 percent to us$ 786.9 million; North Las Vegas fell 5.3 percent to us$ 259.1 million; Mesquite was off 3.7 percent to us us$ 113.1 million; and the balance of Clark County had a 1.9 percent increase to us$ 1 billion.