Stateline casinos lead the charge in December gaming win

Stateline casinos had a spectacular December when it came to raking in money from gamblers.

Revenues were 57 percent higher than 2011 at $21 million.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Friday released its figures for the last month of 2012. Statewide revenue was up 10.24 from the previous December to $943.3 million.

In this same time period Reno casinos were down 4 percent with $40 million in revenue.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report