Nevada casinos post record month for April

June 9

It seems that online casinos weren't the only cash cows in April. For casinos in Nevada, April was a record month. In fact, this April produced the biggest revenue ever recorded for that month in the state of Nevada. Maybe a lot of online casino gamblers made trips to Vegas in that month.

Well, maybe it wasn't online casino gamblers taking trips to Vegas that did it. Many experts believe that the new Wynn Las Vegas opening has a bit to do with it - even though it didn't open until the 28th of that month. That, and the fact that the game of Baccarat raked in record earnings for Nevada casinos. Yes, and the great local turnout from Nevada residents, too.

Actually, since August 2004, Nevada casinos have been swimming in cash-flow. But, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported that collectively, the 347 casinos in Nevada won a whopping $878.2 million in April. This figure is an increase of just over 6% from the same month last year.

Vegas trends of setting revenue records are expected to continue. Tourism has not slowed down at all, either. The airport in Vegas has also been posting record numbers of visitors monthly.

Slots you ask? Yes, as always, the winnings from slot machines was strong, too. Did we really need to cover the slots issue?

Table action, not as big a winner (alas, it was up from 2004) for casinos that month. Tables were said to have been slow in April. Maybe this was because so many people played Texas Hold'em at their favorite online casinos.