1979 Las Vegas Strip

Department

Percent

Casino

59.1%

Rooms

14.4%

Food

12.6%

Beverage

9.2%

Other

4.7%

Total Revenue

100%

Percent

Pit Revenue

67.2%

Slot Machine Revenue

29.7%

Other Revenue

3.1%

Percent

Bad Debt Expense

3.6%

Gaming Taxes & Licenses

6.6%

Total Departmental Expenses

37.6%

Departmental Income

62.4%

Percent

Complimentary Rooms

22.8%

Gross Rooms Revenue

100%

Percent

Advertising and Promotion

1.8%

Complimentaries

8.1%

Assets

Percent

Current

22.2%

Fixed

62.8%

Other

15.0%

Total

100%

Q1 ¹

Q2 ²

Q3 ³

Q4 ⁴

Twenty-One

Upper Quartile

102,050

111,030

133,960

105,320

475,970

Median

48,900

52,150

53,980

51,210

211,300

Lower

28,420

28,060

34,780

28,570

124,980

Craps

Upper Quartile

380,170

450,580

465,290

486,940

1,818,570

Median

180,730

186,510

212,870

187,950

818,080

Lower

99,000

108,790

123,300

119,940

500,480

Roulette

Upper Quartile

126,490

133,090

138,800

128,370

689,630

Median

76,240

79,090

75,090

72,310

349,230

Lower

49,020

42,420

42,860

45,060

198,530

5¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

2,570

2,220

2,350

2,340

9,490

Median

1,920

1,820

1,810

1,870

7,260

Lower

1,450

1,370

1,390

5,630

10¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

3,850

2,920

3,360

3,110

12,960

Median

2,770

2,450

2,620

2,450

10,610

Lower

2,000

1,860

1,990

1,690

7,140

25¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

5,240

5,050

5,010

4,960

20,100

Median

4,040

3,670

3,760

3,860

16,140

Lower

3,360

3,170

2,980

3,460

12,960

50¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

4,370

4,490

5,050

3,770

17,530

Median

3,080

3,120

3,080

2,770

12,820

Lower

1,710

1,430

1,560

2,530

7,020

$1 Slots

Upper Quartile

16,380

15,500

14,370

13,490

58,600

Median

12,640

10,320

10,650

9,650

44,780

Lower

6,080

6,580

5,530

5,510

25,580

Keno

Upper Quartile

411,530

393,950

433,990

397,480

1,719,670

Median

282,420

281,800

292,290

389,110

1,199,710

Lower

188,770

190,750

227,230

219,060

878,160

Games

Devices

Other Gaming

Twenty-One

28.7%

5¢ Slots

6.6%

Keno

3.4%

Craps

22.5%

10¢ Slots

0.8%

Bingo

-0.1%

Roulette

5.2%

25¢ Slots

6.6%

Poker

2.2%

Others

8.1%

50¢ Slots

0.1%

Misc.

0.1%

$1 Slots

15.1%

Others

0.7%

Total

64.5%

Total

29.9%

Total

5.6%

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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