Nevada Casino Winnings
In Nevada, USA, casinos made from gamblers nearly $860 million in the month of June. The figure is down by 14% when you compare it to June in 2008. It’s the 16th month in a row that figures are down compared to the year before. Gamblers spent nearly $10 million on slots and the rest on table games like blackjack.
Amazing how time changes and the economic decline is the reason for all of it. People don’t have the money to spend on travelling to Vegas and then gambling there. Many gamblers are now going on the internet to play at online casino blackjack, and other casino games.
The Nevada Gambling Board reported that the Nevada State collected $50 million in taxes just from June’s wins, a figure that is down from last year by 5.9%. Also affected in Vegas were other markets, not just gambling, for example clubs in northern Nevada were down by 16% and holiday resorts in Lake Tahoe were down by a massive 35%.
Overall, a statewide game breakdown showed that table games were down by 20% and slot games were down by 11%. For total wins, slots came first and accounted for nearly $596.2 million (down 4.9%) and penny slots came next with $160.1 million (up 5.5%). Live games counted for the rest. Baccarat accounted for $52.7 million (down 12%), blackjack tables accounted for $90.3 million (down 26.6%), craps accounted for $30.4 million (down 14.8%) and roulette account for $23.3 million (down 13.9%).
So it looks like online casino gambling is the way of the future… it’s more convenient and you will win more online too.