Lawton blamed the declines in North Las Vegas on the two closed casinos, which are operated by Red Rock Resorts. “Further underlying the strength of Clark County’s slot (revenues), in each of the last eight months slot (revenues) has surpassed the previous monthly record set in October of 2007,” Lawton said.īut those results didn’t carry over to North Las Vegas and Laughlin.

For the calendar year, Clark County slot machine revenues were a record $7.5 billion. In October alone, slot revenues in Clark County casinos topped a single-month record of $725.1 million. Michael Lawton, the control board’s senior economic analyst, said revenues produced by slot machines in Clark County increased 21.7 percent in the last three months of the year. Residents and others who were visiting Southern Nevada casinos also spent more money than in prior years.Ĭlark County’s record-breaking gaming revenue of $11.4 billion in 2021 was boosted by the Strip’s single-year record of $7.07 billion, even as the Strip saw roughly 10 million fewer visitors than two years ago. Macquarie Securities gaming analyst Chad Beynon said the Las Vegas Valley benefitted from customers who saw increased housing values and other rebounding economic indicators in the last year. Laughlin’s gaming total of $486 million was 5.1 percent off from two years ago.Įvery market in Nevada surpassed 2020’s revenue totals, pegging the lowest numbers since the 1990s because of pandemic-related operating restrictions and state-mandated health and safety guidelines.Īt least one analyst was surprised North Las Vegas and Laughlin were down from pre-pandemic figures.Ĭasinos in the Las Vegas locals gaming market, which included North Las Vegas, set a single-year record of $2.9 billion in gaming revenue during 2021. North Las Vegas gaming revenue of $285.7 million was 5.5 percent below 2019 levels. Two North Las Vegas casinos that have been closed for 23 months and a nearly 38 percent decline in visitation to Laughlin kept the Clark County communities from meaningful participation in Nevada’s record-shattering $13.4 billion gaming revenue year in 2021.Īccording to the Gaming Control Board, the markets were the only two of Nevada’s 18 reporting jurisdictions where 2021 gaming revenue totals didn’t surpass their pre-pandemic 2019 results.

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