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1985 Fiscal Year: Las Vegas Strip Casinos with Gaming Revenue of $1,000,000 and Over Representing 38 Locations

Revenue

Dollars

Percent

Gaming

$1,318,567,513

57.9%

Rooms    

$380,654,362

16.7%

Food

$256,805,991

11.3%

Beverage

$163,540,018

7.2%

Other

$159,612,318

7.0%

Total Revenue

$2,279,180,202

100.0%

                                                                                                                           
                        

Average Number of Employees For The Year

Casino Department  

14,052

Rooms Department  

6,193

Food Department

8,629

Beverage Department

3,056

G & A Department

7,001

Other Departments

2,033

Total

40,964



Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot of Floor Space
 

Area

No. of Casinos  Operating

Average Area In Sq. Feet

Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot

Pit

33

9,031

2,411

Coin Operated Devices

34

13,093

1,201

Poker and Pan

18

1,196

1,458

Race and Sports

14

3,533

438

Total Casino

37

22,005

1,608

          

Complimentary Expenses

 

  Dollars    

Dept. Percentage

Not Reported by Departments

$22,563,338

1.0%

Casino Department

$181,976,836

  13.8%

Rooms Department  

$434,855

0.1%

Food Department  

$761,422

0.3%

Beverages Department

$800,583

0.5%

Other     

$1,331,709

  0.8%

                                                                                                                                          

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
| 2008

Nevada | Las Vegas Strip | Downtown LV | Reno/Sparks | Laughlin | Elko County

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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