The streak of Nevada billion dollar months has now reached fifteen. The state was able to bring in $1.3 billion in gaming revenue during the month of May, falling short of the $1.36 billion in March of this year. Even though the revenue didn’t quite break a record, it was still the most money ever generated in the month of May. Additionally, this year’s numbers were nearly 6% higher than May of 2021, and over 30% higher that the same time in 2019. The continued streak of Nevada billion dollar months was helped by an increase in visitors to Las Vegas,…

Just as things were going so good, an Atlantic City casino strike threatens to completely derail the huge 4th of July weekend for the popular New Jersey resort town. If the workers do walk off their jobs, tourists can still expect the resorts to remain open, although service may be somewhat lacking. Employees from some of the most popular resorts in the town, including the Borgata, Harrah’s, Caesars, and the Tropicana, are set to walk off their jobs Friday morning if their demands for new contracts with “significant” pay increases are not met.If that’s the case, employees from the Hard…

It sounds absurd to think that the Las Vegas Strip could actually be closed to cars. But believe it or not, it’s already happened once this year. And based on the feedback from tourists and locals, it was pretty cool. During the NFL Draft, which took place off the Strip behind LINQ in April, The Strip was closed to traffic for three days. While that was obviously a temporary move, county officials say it was met with a mostly positive response. Now, a state lawmaker has put forth a bill to make the move permanent. If approved, it would close…

A glimmer of hope in a mostly dim economic outlook finds Atlantic City casinos have joined the gambling revenue party. Even as the threat of recession looms on the horizon, profits for the East Coast gambling mecca hit over $440 million for April, which is the highest since early 2019. The numbers were published by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and show that despite the continued explosion of sports betting across America, it’s been the Atlantic City casinos that have generated to most profit. Gamblers have been returning to casinos in droves to make bets in person, even…

Gambling revenue in the United States is still setting records, despite the troubling economic clouds on the horizon. April of this year was the second best month ever recorded for American gaming, only trailing March of this year when the all-time revenue record was set.. Nearly $5 billion was generated in gambling revenue for April, which was a gain of well over 12% from the year before. Traditional casino gaming accounted for over $4 billion of that total, while online gambling chipped in over $415 million. Sports betting managed to contribute nearly $500 million, which was close to a 75%…

With at least three Station Casinos still closed in the Las Vegas area, the company has announced that they could remain shuttered for at least another year. Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, and Texas Station are all still closed, and Station says that two of those properties have been approved by The North Las Vegas City Council to stay closed until at least June 4, 2023. Like so many others, these closures all began when the Coronavirus pandemic hit. At its height, up to 98% of Culinary Union workers were laid off. In fact, the Texas Station parking garage was being…