Laughlin (Nevada gaming area)

The American Gaming Association lists Laughlin as #17 out of the top 20 US Casino Markets by annual revenue, right behind the Downtown Las Vegas, NV area.[1] The Nevada Gaming Commission revenue as listed in the annual gaming abstract for fiscal year 2008 (1 July 2007 through 31 June 2008).[2] Equivalent figures for Downtown are shown for comparison. Licenses in Laughlin are only reported in one group. All casinos make more than $1,000,000 in gaming revenue annually.

Revenue

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Laughlin vs. Las Vegas Downtown
Annual gaming revenue
Laughlin Downtown
Over $12 m Under $12 m
Pit $65,043,602 $135,223,563 $3,655,995
Slots $526,063,799 $462,772,641 $20,907,383
Poker $6,119,576 $8,656,695
Race $2,845,657 $3,157,740
Sports $2,641,279 $4,489,416
Total $602,713,913 $614,300,055 $24,563,378
Number of Casinos 9 11 5
Average / Gaming $66,968,213 $55,845,460 $4,912,676
Average / Non-Gaming $35,842,813 $44,182,844 $3,164,262

Rooms

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Gaming Licenses for Laughlin followed by rooms in resort (if applicable)

LOC # NAME ROOMS
13288-02 Aquarius Casino Resort 1,907
10720-01 Harrah's Laughlin 1,561
04177-02 Edgewater Hotel and Casino 1,450
29871-01 Edgewater Hotel and Casino - Race & Sports
00920-03 Riverside Resort and Casino 1,405
10441-01 Colorado Belle 1,168
04737-04 River Palms Casino 1,000
09430-01 Tropicana Express Hotel and Casino 1,000
03403-05 Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall 416
01949-04 Golden Nugget Laughlin 300
03644-04 Regency Casino no rooms

There are actually 11 casinos reported in the abstract, but one license is just Edgewater Hotel & Casino - Race & Sports and the Regency Casino in Laughlin has only 75 slot machines and no hotel rooms, so averaging was done over 9 resorts. The Avi Resort & Casino is not included in the report because it is a Native American casino and its operation is not governed by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

References

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  1. ^ "TOP 20 U.S. CASINO MARKETS BY ANNUAL REVENUE". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
  2. ^ "Gaming Abstract for Fiscal Year 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-15.