Stateline casinos do worse than rest of state

While the state gaming numbers were good in August, the same cannot be said for Stateline.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Monday said statewide winnings were up 11.2 percent in August compared to the prior year. On the South Shore they were down 2.7 percent. The state win was $955 million; Stateline was $21 million.

There was a time when August was the busiest month in the Lake Tahoe Basin. With schools starting before Labor Day, that has changed.

But that didn’t hurt Reno casinos this year where the win was 9.7 percent higher than a year ago for a total of $54 million.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report