Nevada gambling revenue reaches $1.29bn in May
| By Robert Fletcher
Gambling revenue in Nevada in May amounted to $1.29bn, a slight decline on the previous year but a month-on-month increase of 11.2%.
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Revenue in the state was 0.8% lower than $1.30bn in May 2022 but ahead of the $1.16bn generated in April this year.
Slots remained by far the primary source of revenue for operators, drawing $877.9m worth of revenue, up 0.9% year-on-year. Multi-denomination slots accounted for $501.3m of this total, with penny slots generating $285.9m.
Revenue from table, counter and card games slipped 4.4% to $411.2m, with declines across almost all gambling types.