1987 Las Vegas Strip

UNLV Online Gaming Abstract

Revenue


	Dollars	Percent
Gaming	$1,597,414,023	56.9%
Rooms	$490,046,653	17.5%
Food	$316,436,275	11.3%
Beverage	$200,108,014	7.1%
Other	$201,397,634	7.2%
Total Revenue	$2,805,402,599	100.0%

Average Number of Employees For The Year

Casino Department	16,312
Rooms Department	7,699
Food Department	10,622
Beverage Department	3,574
G & A Department	8,765
Other Departments	2,243
Total	49,215

Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot of Floor Space

Area	No. of Casinos Operating	Average Area In Sq. Feet	Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot
Pit	35	9,004	2,559
Coin Operated Devices	37	15,675	1,233
Poker and Pan	20	1,429	1,097
Race and Sports	15	7,473	380
Total Casino	37	27,994	1,541

Complimentary Expenses

	Dollars	Dept. Percentage
Not Reported by Departments	$26,659,785	1.0%
Casino Department	$208,376,586	13.0%
Rooms Department	$729,497	0.1%
Food Department	$814,958	0.3%
Beverages Department	$1,246,804	0.6%
Other	$1,326,898	0.7%

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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