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. The Nevada Gaming Commission revenue as listed in the annual gaming abstract for fiscal year 2008 (1 July 2007 through 31 June 2008). 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
+ Laughlin vs. Las Vegas Downtown Annual gaming revenue Laughlin Downtown Over $12 mUnder $12 mPit$65,043,602$135,223,563 $3,655,995Slots $526,063,799$462,772,641 $20,907,383Poker $6,119,576$8,656,695Race $2,845,657$3,157,740Sports $2,641,279$4,489,416Total $602,713,913$614,300,055$24,563,378Number of Casinos9115 Average / Gaming$66,968,213$55,845,460 $4,912,676Average / Non-Gaming$35,842,813$44,182,844 $3,164,262
Rooms 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.
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