The world’s largest gaming destination — Macau, China — seems to finally be recovering after a multi-year downturn. Las Vegas, on the other hand, has been doing just fine.
The Nevada gaming control board released its report on gaming revenue for the month of December. Here’s a brief overview.
The Numbers
Nevada’s non-restricted gaming licensees reported a total taxable revenue of $752.6 million in December, a 1.6 percent year-over-year decrease.
With December’s number now officially in, Nevada finished off the calendar 2016 year with $10.8 billion in statewide revenue, up 2.2 percent compared to 2015.
Las Vegas Strip
More than $391 million (about 52 percent) of Nevada’s total gaming win in December came from the Las Vegas Strip.
Shareholders of strip mega-resort operators Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN 0.02%, Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS 0.36% and MGM Resorts International MGM 0.31% are watching Strip numbers closely.
Taxable revenue for the Vegas Strip was up 1.3 percent year-over-year in December following November’s 3.4 percent gain. December’s number closes out a solid 2016 for the Strip. Total revenue for the calendar year came in at $5.95 billion, up 2.1 percent from 2015’s total.
Downtown Vegas
Historic Downtown Las Vegas, which has performed extremely well in recent months, followed a relatively weak November number with a 6.9 percent year-over-year decline in December.
Downtown Vegas finished off 2016 on a weak note after some impressive growth numbers earlier in the year. However, Downtown still managed an overall 3.9 percent revenue gain on the year compared to 2015.
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