Nevada’s gambling figures stabilized in February after a January decline that analysts characterized as down to a difficult comparison from a year earlier.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Thursday reported a 1.5 percent increase in gaming profits, revenue earned by the state’s 443 major casinos from players, to $1.24 billion. The winner in Clark County and the Strip was flat from February 2025, but numbers in downtown Las Vegas fell 4.2 percent to $69.8 million.
Clark County’s two rural communities were on opposite ends of the spectrum with Laughlin’s revenue down 8.8 percent to $38.5 million, but Mesquite up 5.2 percent to $17.4 million.
Statewide, Elko County revenue soared 20.2 percent while North Lake Tahoe fell 21.3 percent from a year ago.
After eight months of nationwide gains in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the total is almost flat with the previous fiscal year at $10.6 billion, compared with $10.5 billion a year ago.
Profits in Clark County and the Strip for the year so far are about the same as last year, but profits from downtown Las Vegas are up 1.7 percent. Mesquite shows the largest year-over-year increase, up 9.1 percent.
Collections from Nevada’s 6.75 percent gaming tax have increased 1.6 percent to $775.8 million after January collections hit the highest number of the fiscal year last month.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is expected to release visitor statistics for February later Thursday.
This is a development story. Check back for updates.
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