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Las Vegas casinos rake in $6 billion in 2019

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Posted at 8:07 AM, Jan 31, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-31 11:21:58-05

Casinos in Las Vegas made $6.587 billion for the 2019 fiscal year, according to Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip brought in nearly $592 million and downtown casinos won more than $62 million.

Last year, casinos in the Las Vegas area made $6.588 billion. Although gambling was down on the Las Vegas Strip, they increased by 5.4% in downtown Las Vegas.

Revenues topped $12 billion for the entire state, the highest since 2007.