1972 Las Vegas Strip

Department

Percent

Casino

57.9%

Rooms

13.7%

Food

24.1%

Beverage

2.8%

Other

1.5%

Total Revenue

100%

Expenses

Percent

Advertising and Promotion

2.4%

Complimentaries

12.8%

Assets

Percent

Current

25.0%

Fixed

68.5%

Other

6.5%

Total

100%

Q1 ¹

Q2 ²

Q3 ³

Q4 ⁴

Twenty-One

Upper Quartile

87,200

88,300

87,200

83,900

340,800

Median

61,800

60,600

63,600

67,600

278,100

Lower

32,900

34,400

44,900

36,200

141,100

Craps

Upper Quartile

363,700

347,800

382,000

427,100

1,576,300

Median

217,500

236,200

271,000

292,600

1,032,300

Lower

120,300

105,500

136,700

103,900

471,800

Roulette

Upper Quartile

87,700

78,900

102,800

84,700

385,800

Median

72,000

63,300

68,900

69,300

271,100

Lower

53,900

37,200

43,300

52,100

181,600

5¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

2,410

1,760

1,710

1,870

7,700

Median

2,120

1,520

1,710

6,600

Lower

1,650

1,320

1,340

1,530

5,950

10¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

2,780

2,180

2,320

2,540

10,100

Median

2,330

1,700

1,850

1,840

7,900

Lower

1,750

1,350

1,430

1,680

5,900

25¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

5,320

3,990

4,380

4,250

17,790

Median

3,900

3,190

3,170

3,150

13,580

Lower

1,750

1,350

2,650

2,670

10,120

50¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

4,870

3,670

3,800

3,540

16,040

Median

3,390

2,280

2,770

2,810

11,740

Lower

2,710

2,410

1,920

1,840

8,880

$1 Slots

Upper Quartile

4,800

4,490

5,020

5,090

18,870

Median

3,520

2,200

3,490

4,430

12,510

Lower

2,000

1,710

2,230

3,020

8,480

Keno

Upper Quartile

326,800

270,400

279,500

315,000

1,181,300

Median

197,600

146,100

185,100

172,900

618,400

Lower

130,600

100,500

112,600

142,900

427,800

Games

Devices

Other Gaming

Twenty-One

26.6%

5¢ Slots

9.6%

Keno

3.3%

Craps

40.0%

10¢ Slots

2.0%

Misc.

1.0%

Roulette

3.7%

25¢ Slots

4.6%

Baccarat

6.6%

50¢ Slots

0.3%

Others

0.8%

$1 Slots

0.5%

Others

Total

77.7%

Total

18.0%

Total

4.3%

Las Vegas Strip Gaming Statistics

1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970
1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980
1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

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All data compiled from Nevada Gaming Abstract. Carson City, Nevada: State Gaming Control Board, Securities and Economic Research Division, 1971-2007.

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