Las Vegas may have lowest number of tourists since before The Mirage opened its doors in 1989.
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When people have money to burn, Las Vegas heats up. But as seen twice now in the past decade or so, when the national economy gets hit hard, Southern Nevada ends up on life support.
The total won by Nevada’s casinos from players on slot machines, table games and race and sports pools was down 1.8 percent to $936.5 million in April.
Nevada’s gaming win returned to its billion-dollar ways in May, posting a monthly total of $1.04 billion, a 5.3 percent increase over last year, the state reported Friday.
The Gaming Policy Committee will reconvene early next year to discuss if and how casino companies can host conventions and trade shows about marijuana without running afoul of existing federal controlled-substance and money-laundering statutes.
Southern Nevada visitation numbers were flat in November, but the region is still on track to break 2015’s record of 42.3 million tourists for the year.
State gaming win soared in Southern Nevada in October, state officials said Tuesday. At the same time, visitation numbers had their first year-over-year decline in five months.
When Keith and Deb Berner went to McCarran International Airport on Monday morning, they didn’t expect problems. Their destination, Cleveland, was well out of Hurricane Sandy’s way, and they had a nonstop flight. Still, United Airlines had canceled the 10:55 a.m. departure.