The gaming industry gave a collective shrug following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week that President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs were unconstitutional. Slot machine and casino equipment manufacturers and developers of the Strip’s two largest construction projects said they had alleviated tariff concerns last year.
However, for the other Nevada business leaders, the tariff issue may linger despite the justices’ decision to overturn the double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country — especially after Trump responded to the high court’s decision by ordering new tariffs under a different law.
“Most of the tariff costs were absorbed and not passed on to consumers,” Andy MacKay, executive director of the Nevada Franchised Auto Dealers Association, said Wednesday.
