After enjoying solid growth in November, Nevada gaming revenue decreased 1.6% year-over-year in December to $1.4 billion. A significant drop on the Las Vegas Strip played a major role in the statewide decline.
Table games declined 5% to $366.6 million on the Las Vegas Strip in December. Baccarat, a game favored by high-stakes players, regularly swings Vegas’ fortunes based on wins and losses at those tables. Casinos saw revenue from baccarat drop 20.7% to $156.4 million in December.
Slot machine revenue was also down in December, 6.9% to $461.2 million. The downward revenue trend comes after recent reports on declining Sin City visitor numbers. That continued in December, as visit volume dropped 9.2% to 3.1 million, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. A bright spot was a rise in convention attendance, which was up 9.6% to 306,000.
Other Vegas Numbers Solid
While the Strip may have suffered in the final month of 2025, other parts of Las Vegas fared better. Downtown Vegas saw revenue rise 4.7% to $86.1 million, while North Las Vegas casino revenue rose 5.3% to $26.6 million.
Revenue increases were even more pronounced in other parts of Clark County. Laughlin revenue was up 9.8% to $37.9 million, the Boulder Strip jumped 9% to $95.7 million, and Mesquite increased 11.2% to $17.8 million.
Other parts of the state saw mixed results. In western Nevada, Reno revenue declined 1.6% to $64.8 million. North Lake Tahoe also dropped, 4.6% to $1.9 million. However, Sparks saw a jump of 10.3% to $16.6 million and South Lake Tahoe saw numbers rise 7.5% to $20.8 million.
Elko County reported a 1.9% revenue rise to $34.9 million, while the Carson Valley area saw a slight drop of 0.5% to $11.7 million.
