Charitable Contributions

In addition to providing a primary source of revenue for Nevada’s state budget, the resort industry and its employees give millions of dollars and thousands of hours to Nevada philanthropies and public-service causes.

Education, health care, diversity and senior care are only a small sample of the causes supported by gaming and resort companies. In 2010, the state’s hotel gaming properties donated more than $10 million to Nevada-based charities and philanthropies. These funds have gone straight to local organizations that benefit the community. Additionally, in 2010, the gaming industry and our employees volunteered over 30,000 hours for Nevada-based charities.

Our charitable causes include: Boyd School of Law, UNLV; ThreeSquare Food Bank; St. Rose Dominican Hospital; Opportunity Village; United Way; Las Vegas Performing Arts Center; Anti-Defamation League; Springs Preserve; Nevada Cancer Institute; KNPR; Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada; Vegas PBS; Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation; Special Olympics; National Center for Responsible Gaming; Boys and Girls Club; St. Jude’s Ranch for Children; Las Vegas Rescue Mission; Food Bank of Northern Nevada; Red Cross; American Lung Association; American Cancer Society; Susan G. Komen for the Cure; STEP2 Inc.; Shade Tree Shelter/Noah’s Animal House; Injured Police Officers Fund; League of Women Voters – Las Vegas Valley; Public Education Foundation; Keep Memory Alive; I Have a Dream Foundation – Las Vegas; Nevada Child Seekers; Nevada Council on Problem Gambling; Nevada Minority Business Council; and many more.