Strip gaming falls 9.6 percent; other locations fare better
Strip gaming win slumped by 9.6 percent in March, but better results in other locations salvaged a smaller decline for Clark County and statewide, the state Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday.
The board said Strip casinos won $507 million for the month, the only geographic location in the county to show a decline.
Players crushed casinos in the county’s 24 locations where baccarat is played. Baccarat win was off 33.5 percent from a year ago.
Other Strip table games didn’t fare much better for the casinos. Paigow win declined 49.8 percent, roulette was off 20.4 percent, craps was down 9.5 percent and blackjack win declined 5.2 percent.
Other locations in the county fared better. Downtown win was up 4.6 percent to $53.6 million, the Boulder Strip was up 19 percent to $81.3 million and North Las Vegas was up 14.4 percent to $29.3 million.
Countywide, gaming win was down 4 percent to $826.4 million and statewide, it was off 3.1 percent to $951.2 million.
For the first three quarters of the state’s fiscal year, gaming win is off 2.1 percent to $8.32 billion.
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