After struggling through some dark days during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Las Vegas gaming economy has roared back. Per a report from the Associated Press and U.S. News last week, gambling in Nevada continued its 14-month hot streak this year with record high revenues and travel to the region. According to these sources, along with the gaming reports from the state and Clark County, casinos statewide reported revenues of $1.13 billion last month, the best April ever for Nevada.
In this breakdown, SBS will go over these findings, what Las Vegas has been doing to bring in these significant numbers and also more information about wagering there.
Per this article from U.S. News, Nevada casinos have now reported winning at least $1 billion every month since March of last year. According to Michael Lawton, senior Gaming Control Board analyst from Nevada, April’s total win amount represents an all-time high for the month. Primarily aided by a very stout event calendar in addition to returning international visitors, the April win total was the highest all-time for Clark County, the Strip and the state as a whole in that calendar month.
The good times have kept rolling into May with Reid International Airport reporting last week that they handled almost 4.26 million arriving and departing passengers over the last month. In relation to pre-pandemic numbers, April 2019’s passenger tally was at 4.28 million travelers. According to the same report, Lawton also noted that the airport saw steady growth with flights to and from international locales from Mexico to the United Kingdom. This also includes international destinations like Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Panama.
With a ton of action always going down in Las Vegas, things have only been heating up during Sin City’s gaming revenue winning streak. Per the article from AP, the nearly 3.4 million Southern Nevada tourists counted by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority was good for an increase of 31% compared to April of 2021. Moreover, convention attendance was much higher than last year, but still below pre-pandemic levels. Additionally, Vegas also played host to a number of big time events this last month that helped to bump up gaming revenue.
According to Lawton, huge special entertainment events like four sold-out evenings at Allegiant Stadium by boy band BTS along with the NFL Draft, played a huge role in these record-breaking figures. Also, Vegas hosted the big National Association of Broadcasters show at the Las Vegas Convention Center which saw some strong crowds. Also thanks to these record-breaking figures, the state collected almost $70 million in taxes based on April casino Winning per the Gaming Control Board. Since Nevada has no personal income tax, this number is especially important to the state since casino taxes make up around 17% of state revenues, which is second only to sales taxes.
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As a devout aficionado of sports, Chris Boline has carved a career within the athletic realm. A skilled scribe, he boasts a decade-long portfolio that encompasses coverage of the NBA G League, the Los Angeles Chargers, football and basketball across the country. Beyond his professional pursuits, Chris is deeply invested in his community and dedicates his leisure hours to serving on boards, collaborating with community organizations, and cherishing the company of loved ones. CURRENTLY Business Development and freelance sports writing RESIDES IN Reno, NV EDUCATION University of Nevada BS and MBA EXPERTISE -Sports writing proficiency in: NFL, NBA, UFC, boxing, golf, and some motor sports -Topical news -Promotional and marketing ideas/updates -Business development Summary Chris Boline serves in a business development sales capacity as his day job. He has previously held sales/marketing positions with The Applied Companies (TAC), KTVN 2 News and the NBA G League’s Reno Bighorns, affiliate of the Sacramento Kings. He is a Reno native and is a member of various community boards including the Nevada Sagebrush Alumni Chapter, NCET and the College of Business Alumni Association (COBAA). Chris graduated from the University of Nevada in 2015 with a bachelors in management and economics and also earned his MBA from Nevada in 2023. More about Chris: Past president of the College of Business Alumni Association (COBAA) 2022-23 Two-time honoree for University of Nevada Alumni Chapter of the Year (Nevada Sagebrush Alumni Chapter, 2017 & COBAA, 2021) 2021 NCET award for Professional Services Organization of the Year with TAC Northern Nevada Human Resources Association 2020 Best Places to Work-Northern Nevada, Second Place with TAC 2016-17 Reno Bighorns MVP from the Sacramento Kings The Nevada Sagebrush editor-in-chief 2013-15 Associated Collegiate Press 2015 Four-year Non-daily Newspaper Pacemaker honoree University of Nevada, Reno College of Business Dean's List honoree (5x) from 2011-2015 Nevada Press Association award for Best Sports Column – Community in 2015 Education
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