Driven by a sharp increase in baccarat hold, the Las Vegas Strip saw a 14% increase in gaming revenue. The city’s tourism agency is set to release visitor numbers later Thursday that show the month’s statistics are “up meaningfully.”
The Strip had $779.9 million, up 14.4% from $681.6 million in March 2025. Baccarat revenue rose 108% from $73.3 million to $152.5 million. The hold went from 13.7% a year ago to 20.1% in March. By contrast, slot revenue rose 2.1% on lower hold.
Casinos that serve Las Vegas locals saw a nearly 9% increase to $300.2 million, up from $275.6 million a year ago. It was led by slot hold going from 6.4% a year ago to 7.1% in March. For the quarter, the revenue from those casinos rose 2.8%.
Downtown Las Vegas, meanwhile, saw a nearly 21% increase from $85.3 million to $103.1 million.
Statewide, the $1.42 billion in gaming win was nearly 12% higher than the $1.27 billion a year ago.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will release numbers later today on visitation, occupancy, average daily room rates, revenue per room, and convention attendance.
The Boulder Strip rose nearly 15% to $98.8 million, up from $86.1 million.
North Las Vegas saw flat gaming revenue, with both years at $26.5 million.
Elsewhere in southern Nevada, Laughlin rose 1.1% to $50.4 million, up from $49.9 million. Mesquite rose 1.4% to $19.6 million, up from $19.3 million.
In northern Nevada, Reno rose 7.5% to $62 million, up from $57.6 million. Sparks rose nearly 7% to $16.1 million, up from $14.8 million.
North Lake Tahoe recorded a nearly 10% decline to $1.4 million, down from $1.6 million.
South Lake Tahoe rose nearly 20% to $17.6 million, up from $14.7 million.
Elko County fell 4.7% to $35.3 million, down from $37 million.
Carson Valley rose 5.3% from $11.5 million to $12.1 million.
