Source: iNTERGAME (Story by Jonny Whitfield)
Gaming revenue in Nevada, US, rose 1.5 per cent year-on-year in February to US$1.24bn, with the bigger story being a first rise in visitor numbers to Las Vegas in over a year.
The latest report from the Nevada Gaming Control Board also showed that for the fiscal year to date, revenue is up 0.79 per cent.
The Las Vegas Strip generated gaming revenue of $696.3m in February, up 0.86 per cent from last February’s $690.3m. Revenue in the Downtown area, however, fell 4.2 per cent to $69.8m.
The bigger story, however, is that visitors to Las Vegas rose for the first time in 13 months in February. There were three million visitors to the city last month, a 2.1 per cent rise, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said.
Nevada gaming revenue follows suit
For the year to date, running from July 2025, Las Vegas Strip revenue is up 0.1 per cent at $9.13bn. Nevada’s gaming tax revenues in February amounted to $73m, down three per cent from February 2025’s $75.3m.
Year-to-date tax revenue is up 1.6 per cent.
In January, the Las Vegas Strip’s gaming win fell 11 per cent year-on-year to $748m.