The Nevada state gaming control board released its report Friday on gaming revenue for the Las Vegas area in August.
Nevada’s non-restricted gaming licensees reported a total taxable revenue of $930.2 million in August, an 8.8 percent year-over-year increase.
Statewide revenue is now up 2.9 percent over the past 12 months.
More than $486 million (about 52 percent) of Nevada’s statewide gaming revenue in August came from the Las Vegas Strip.
Shareholders of strip mega-resort operators Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN 2.75%, Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS 1.56% and MGM Resorts International MGM 1.69% are watching Strip numbers closely.
Gaming win for the Strip was up 21.3 percent from a year ago. Taxable Strip revenue was up 10.7 percent year-over-year in August and is now up just 2.7 percent overall in the past 12 months.
Downtown Vs. Strip
The Strip even outpaced historic downtown Las Vegas in August. Downtown taxable revenue was up 6.4 percent on the month. In the past 12 months, downtown Vegas taxable revenue is up 9.4 percent, the strongest growth number of any region in the state.
Shares of Boyd Gaming Corporation BYD 0.44%, which operates three downtown casinos, are up 30.8 percent in the past year.
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