Hotel-casino companies have invested over $60 billion in Nevada. Not unlike other industries throughout the nation, these assets struggled to perform during the post-recession environment. That said, even during the period that followed the worst economic downturn in modern U.S. history, Nevada attracted nearly 52 million visitors and its largest hotel-casinos reported nearly $23 billion in gross revenues.

Nevada reported 2,925 active gaming licensees during fiscal year 2012. Only 488 of licensees were non-restricted gaming operators. The balance included 2,005 restricted operators, 351 manufacturers and distributors, 60 slot route operators and 21 other licensees. Nevada’s hotel-casinos have evolved significantly during the past two decades. Where gaming represented 61 percent of non-restricted licensee revenues in 1990, that figured dropped to 53 percent in 2000 and 45 percent in 2012. Nevada’s hotel-casinos have evolved to become multi-faceted entertainment destinations with restaurants, shopping, meetings and special events all becoming increasingly important elements of the visitor experience.

Key Statistics for Nevada Gaming Operators - FY 2011 and FY 2012 Click here for FY 2007 through FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2012 5-Year Growth Rate FY 2012 Growth Rate VISITATION Visitor Volume 50,998,758 51,583,243 -1.0% 1.1% Airport Volumes 44,782,642 45,915,385 -2.8% 2.5% Vehicle Traffic Volume (Entering Nevada) 23,622,054 25,378,139 -0.4% 7.4% Convention Attendance 5,411,470 5,470,761 -5.8% 1.1% Hotel Occupancy Rate 78.0% 78.7% -1.6% 0.9% Hotel Room Nights Occupied 54,891,864 56,072,366 -0.3% 2.2% Hotel Room Inventory 192,849 194,795 1.8% 1.0% GAMING Total Gross Gaming Revenue $10,635,275,049 $10,705,825,334 -3.4% 0.7% Slot Machine Coin In $106,832,490,722 $107,686,538,629 -4.9% 0.8% Number of Slot Machines 165,599 162,204 -1.7% -2.1% Number of Table Games 6,409 6,312 -1.4% -1.5% Total Number of Licensed Gaming Operations 2,879 2,925 -0.4% 1.6% Total Number of Restricted Gaming Operations 2,016 2,005 -2.0% -0.5% INVESTMENT AND KEY OPERATING RATIOS    Non-Restricted Licensee Revenue* $22,012,064,316 $22,976,587,493 -1.9% 4.4%    Gaming Revenue $10,168,621,415 $10,283,752,257 -3.8% 1.1%    Rooms Revenue $4,345,019,868 $4,722,986,200 -1.6% 8.7%    Food Revenue $3,252,131,103 $3,457,328,243 0.3% 6.3%    Beverage Revenue $1,503,719,235 $1,634,163,909 3.2% 8.7%    Other Revenue $2,742,572,695 $2,878,356,884 0.2% 5.0% Total Fixed Asset Value (Capital Investment) $59,574,860,849 $60,502,435,110 5.8% 1.6%    New Capital Investment ($323,348,533) $927,574,261 n/a n/a Net Income Before Federal Taxes and Extraordinary Items ($3,996,656,422) ($1,212,990,361) n/a n/a    Percentage of Total Revenue -18.2% -5.3%   Average Daily Room Rate $98.35 $105.64 -3.2% 7.4% Revenue Per Available Room (REVPAR) $76.69 $83.09 -4.8% 8.3% Return on Average Assets -1.3% 2.3%   Return on Invested Capital -1.6% 3.3%   Casino Hotels and Gaming Employment 192,000 189,500 -2.5% -1.3% Casino Hotels and Gaming as a Percent of All Employment 17.0% 16.5%   MAJOR GAMING TAX PAYMENTS Room Tax Collections** $460,000,000 $555,854,366 1.3% 20.8% State General Fund Gaming Tax Collections $683,716,703 $686,716,703 -4.4% 0.4% Casino/Live Entertainment $118,538,333 $125,337,481 0.6% 5.7% Note: *Non-Restricted Licensee Revenue with Gaming Revenues of $1 M+ **FY 2011 Estimated Based on Best Available Information Sources: The Nevada Gaming Abstract; Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation; Nevada Department of Taxation; Nevada Commission on Tourism; Nevada Gaming Control Board; Economic Forum and Applied Analysis