With a big haul in baccarat and table-game revenue, the Las Vegas Strip recorded a 8.2% increase in gaming win in October to kick off a strong third quarter.
The Strip reported $748.8 million in revenue in October, up from $692 million, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. That helped the state’s casinos generate $1.35 billion in win, a nearly 5% increase over the $1.28 billion in October 2024.
The Strip generated $116.4 million in baccarat revenue, a nearly 70% increase over 2024’s $68.7 million. The drop was up 8.5%, but the difference was a hold of 18.6%, up from 11.9% a year ago. Excluding baccarat, other table game revenue rose nearly 10% to $214.2 million, up from $195 million on a 14.3% hold.
That happened in a month in which slot revenue on the Strip fell 2.4%, while slot handle rose 3% year-over-year.
The Strip’s showing was an outlier for most of the state.
Locals casinos pulled in $273.9 million in October, a slight gain of 0.2% from $273.2 million in October 2024, despite a nearly 5% increase in slot handle. Only North Las Vegas matched that, with an 8.3% increase in October to $24.3 million, up from $22.4 million.
Downtown Las Vegas had a slight decrease to 0.22% from $86.8 million a year ago to $86.6 million in October.
The Boulder Strip had $78.6 million in revenue, down 8.85% from $86.2 million a year ago.
Elsewhere in southern Nevada, Mesquite recorded $17.2 million in revenue, up 5.57% from $16.2 million a year ago. Laughlin had $42 million, a 5.2% decline from $44.3 million a year ago.
In northern Nevada, Reno had $68.3 million, up 0.3% from $68.1 million a year ago. Sparks rose 16.5% to $16.8 million, up from $14.4 million.
North Lake Tahoe had $1.84 million, a 4.2% decline from $1.9 million a year ago. South Lake Tahoe fell 2.1% to $20.3 million, down from $20.8 million.
Elko County recorded a 5.4% increase to $33.4 million.
