The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has reported the state’s total gaming activity for September 2026, as revenue from slot machines, table games and sports betting reached $1.3bn, equating to a minor decrease of 0.1%.
Leading Nevada in gaming revenue was the Clark County area, which generated nearly $1.1bn despite witnessing a fall of 1% year-over-year. Revenue from the Las Vegas Strip managed to grow 0.8%, however, to $693.5m, while Downtown Las Vegas revenue decreased 7.5% to $82.6m during September.
In North Las Vegas, gaming revenue increased 9.2% for a total of $25.1m, followed by Mesquite, Nevada which managed to grow revenue 1.4% to $15.2m.
The Laughlin and Boulder Strip areas of Nevada produced $33.8m and $83.2m of gaming revenue for September, respectively, representing decreases of 16.8% and 0.1%.
Nevada Gaming Revenue History - September
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Washoe County’s gaming revenue increased 0.4% to $101m, led by the Reno area which drove $73m of revenue but decreased 3.5%. Sparks grew gaming revenue 20.8% to nearly $17.2m, while North Lake Tahoe revenue fell 1.1% to $2.2m.
South Lake Tahoe performed better than its northern counterpart, having increased gaming revenue 12.5% to $26.5m during September. The Carson Valley area managed to grow revenue 6.6%, totaling $12.2m for the monthly period.
Elko County witnessed a gaming revenue increase of 11.7% for September to $35.2m, primarily generated by the Wendover area which reported $22.8m of revenue and rose 8.1%.
Slot machines in Nevada accounted for $948.9m of the state’s total gaming revenue for September, equating to growth of 1.3%. Table game revenue decreased 3.6% to $333.7m, though, led by twenty one revenue which fell 6.3% to $94m.
Nevada Slot Machine + Table Game Revenue History
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For land-based slot machines, multi-denomination games helped drive the revenue increase for September, rising 7.6% to $777.4m.
Mobile sports betting in Nevada generated $31m of revenue and decreased 4.9%, while wagers on football produced $35.4m and managed to increase 7.7%.
Regarding the financial performance of Las Vegas operators, Caesars Entertainment reported its Q3 2026 results on October 27, having witnessed a net loss of $123m and a 2.3% decrease in revenue from Las Vegas operations to $930m.
Caesars Digital managed to increase revenue year-over-year, rising 4.8% to $326m. The operator’s online business also grew net income to $4m after witnessing a loss of $21m during Q3 2025.
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