1983 Las Vegas Strip

Department

Amount

Percent

Casino

1,122,961

57.9%

Rooms

302,009

15.6%

Food

231,155

11.9%

Beverage

157,451

8.1%

Other

127,132

6.5%

Total Revenue

1,940,708

100%

Amount

Percent

Pit Revenue

640,088

57.0%

Slot Machine Revenue

449,184

40.0%

Other Revenue

33,689

3.0%

Amount

Percent

Bad Debt Expense

104,870

9.3%

Gaming Taxes & Licenses

82,650

7.4%

Total Departmental Expenses

558,308

49.7%

Departmental Income

564,653

50.3%

Amount

Percent

Complimentary Rooms

46,831

15.5%

Gross Rooms Revenue

302,009

100%

Amount

Percent

Advertising and Promotion

43,732

2.3%

Complimentaries

128,041

6.6%

Assets

Amount

Percent

Current

420,645

19.5%

Fixed

1,303,212

60.3%

Other

437,351

20.2%

Total

2,161,208

100%

Q1 ¹

Q2 ²

Q3 ³

Q4 ⁴

Twenty-One

Upper Quartile

72,419

90,506

94,656

76,045

320,002

Median

43,224

42,948

55,739

53,397

184,321

Lower

27,393

28,261

30,698

30,405

115,445

Craps

Upper Quartile

317,345

328,886

350,127

311,321

1,445,367

Median

208,584

205,262

276,192

256,512

962,933

Lower

127,511

128,567

145,823

115,137

511,862

Roulette

Upper Quartile

109,494

119,476

113,555

116,017

473,349

Median

67,033

74,009

81,094

89,628

277,549

Lower

39,871

46,367

54,093

51,457

173,123

5¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

2,965

2,592

2,876

3,493

11,877

Median

2,249

2,072

2,322

2,479

8,835

Lower

1,643

1,450

1,525

1,826

5,391

10¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

3,868

3,228

3,219

3,959

14,311

Median

3,083

2,399

2,542

3,080

10,128

Lower

1,987

1,587

1,801

2,072

7,442

25¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

6,112

5,248

5,716

6,587

22,774

Median

4,798

4,284

4,089

4,909

16,686

Lower

3,151

3,018

3,519

3,508

12,144

50¢ Slots

Upper Quartile

6,804

6,221

6,262

7,543

24,866

Median

4,069

4,805

3,965

4,757

11,597

Lower

2,412

2,280

1,817

2,907

7,655

$1 Slots

Upper Quartile

13,039

11,819

12,894

13,972

52,347

Median

8,107

8,199

10,639

10,363

34,973

Lower

5,793

5,589

6,491

6,828

21,455

Keno

Upper Quartile

395,455

389,498

441,228

484,569

1,752,796

Median

303,920

321,049

322,140

306,139

1,278,046

Lower

203,571

242,006

258,990

267,174

1,072,694

Games

Devices

Other Gaming

Twenty-One

24.8%

5¢ Slots

5.4%

Keno

3.1%

Craps

16.0%

10¢ Slots

0.4%

Poker

2.1%

Roulette

3.1%

25¢ Slots

13.9%

Misc.

1.0%

Others

9.9%

50¢ Slots

0.6%

1 Slots

18.4%

Others

1.3%

Total

53.8%

Total

40.0%

Total

6.2%

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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