Nevada casinos won $1.282 billion in September, flat from a year ago as Strip gains offset downtown and Laughlin declines

What happened

Nevada casinos reported $1.282 billion in gaming win in September, nearly identical to the $1.283 billion recorded in September 2025, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Monthly data released Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board show a 0.05 percent dip statewide.

A small gain on the Las Vegas Strip was cancelled out by losses in downtown Las Vegas, Laughlin and some other markets, according to the Review-Journal. Even so, the state remains ahead for the first three months of the 2027 fiscal year, with gaming win of nearly $3.94 billion from July through September, up 1.7 percent.

How Southern Nevada markets fared

The Strip and Clark County

The Strip, the state's biggest gambling market, posted $693.5 million in September gaming win, up 0.8 percent from a year earlier. For the quarter, the Strip brought in $2.15 billion, also up 1.7 percent. The September figures come as operators report mixed results, including Caesars' recent Las Vegas revenue decline.

Clark County as a whole slipped by less than 1 percent in September to $1.09 billion. Over the three-month period, the county was up 1 percent to $3.32 billion, according to the Review-Journal.

Downtown and North Las Vegas

Downtown Las Vegas fell 7.5 percent in September to $82.6 million. Its quarterly total was down 6.6 percent to $212.5 million. North Las Vegas moved the other way, rising 9.2 percent for the month to $25.1 million.

Laughlin and the Boulder Strip

Laughlin had one of the sharpest drops of the month, with gaming win down 16.8 percent to $33.8 million. The Boulder Strip was close to flat at $83.2 million.

Northern and rural Nevada

Several markets outside Southern Nevada did better. Washoe County rose 0.4 percent to $101 million, though Reno fell 3.5 percent to $73 million while Sparks climbed nearly 21 percent to $17.2 million. Elko County gained 11.7 percent to $35.2 million, and South Lake Tahoe rose 12.5 percent to $26.5 million, the Review-Journal reported.

Where the money was won

Table games

Statewide table-game win fell 3.6 percent to $333.7 million. Craps dropped 25.1 percent to $32.6 million and blackjack slid 6.3 percent to $94 million. Baccarat and roulette went up, with baccarat rising 11.5 percent to $58.6 million and roulette climbing 20.3 percent to $33.6 million.

Slot machines

Slot win grew 1.3 percent to $948.9 million. Penny slots fell 21.4 percent to $113.9 million, while multi-denomination machines, the largest slot category by win, generated $777.4 million, up 7.6 percent.

What it means for state revenue

Taxable gaming revenue statewide fell 1.5 percent in September to $1.264 billion, according to Gaming Control Board figures cited by the Review-Journal. For the first three months of the fiscal year, taxable revenue was up 0.1 percent.

Based on September's taxable revenue, the state collected $81.1 million in percentage fees in October through Oct. 20. That was down 6.8 percent from the $87 million collected in the same period a year earlier. Fiscal-year-to-date percentage-fee collections totaled $337.9 million, down 2.7 percent.

What to watch next

• Whether the 1.7 percent statewide gain in gaming win holds as the rest of the 2027 fiscal year is reported.
• State percentage-fee collections, which are down 2.7 percent for the fiscal year to date at $337.9 million.
• Downtown Las Vegas results, which were down 7.5 percent for September and 6.6 percent for the quarter.