Stateline aids state with surge in gaming revenue

Stateline casinos helped the state top the $1 billion mark in gaming revenues for the first time since September 2008.

South Shore’s win in January was 2 percent higher than in 2011 at $17 million.

Overall, Nevada saw gaming revenue increase by 18.4 percent from one January to the next, with a total of $1.038 billion collected.

Stateline casino revenue is on the upswing. Photo/LTN file

The Gaming Control Board released the latest figures this morning.

Las Vegas has been boasting of a slight recovery from the recession. Gaming revenue from the Strip and downtown reflect this with the former posting a 29 percent year-over-year gain with $623 million in revenue, and the later a 14 percent gain with $47 million.

Those figures compare to the opposite end of the state where Reno’s numbers dropped 16.5 percent or $69 million.

 — Lake Tahoe News staff report