Nevada witnesses 11.8% increase in total gaming revenue for March to $1.4bn

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has reported the state’s total gaming activity for March 2026, as revenue increased 11.8% to just over $1.4bn, assisted by 12.7% growth in Clark County to nearly $1.3bn. 

The increase for March is a welcome sight for Nevada operators, especially coming off a 6.6% decrease in gaming revenue during January 2026 and a minor 1.5% increase for February. 

Perhaps most encouraging were notable increases in revenue from the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown areas, which grew 14.4% and 20.8%, respectively, for totals of $780m and $103.1m. North Las Vegas reported a 0.1% increase in revenue to $26.6m, while Laughlin gaming revenue rose 1.1% to $50.5m. 

Boulder Strip and Mesquite witnessed gaming revenue increases of 14.7% and 1.4%, respectively, to $98.9m and just over $19.6m. 

In Washoe County, gaming revenue increased 7.3% during March 2026 to $87.8m, led by the Reno area which generated $62m of revenue and grew 7.5%. Sparks managed to increase revenue by 8.7% to $16.2m, while North Lake Tahoe was one of the only areas in Nevada to report a decrease in gaming revenue, falling 9.7% to $1.4m. 

South Lake Tahoe and the Washoe County areas reported gaming revenues of $17.6m and $12.2m, respectively, equating to increases of 19.7% and 5.3%. Elko County was the only Nevada region to report a decrease in total revenue, falling 4.8% to $35.3m. 

Slot machine activity in Nevada accounted for nearly $969.8m of the state’s total gaming revenue, having increased 5.5% year-over-year. Table games generated an additional $457.1m of revenue, reporting a notable increase of 27.9% for March 2026. 

Mobile sports betting produced $36.7m of gaming revenue for Nevada operators and increased 135.6%, primarily driven by wagers placed on basketball which resulted in $36.8m of revenue. Online wagers placed on football games equated to a loss in revenue of $9.7m, while hockey and baseball drove $10.2m of revenue combined. 

On April 29, Nevada District Judge Jason Woodbury expanded the preliminary injunction request he approved earlier in the month to prohibit Kalshi from offering sports-, entertainment- and election-related event contracts to residents.

As set in the ruling from April 6, Kalshi has until May 4 to implement geofencing or geolocation measures in Nevada to prevent residents from engaging in any activity or transaction which is currently illegal under state gaming laws.