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1988 Fiscal Year: Las Vegas Strip Casinos with Gaming Revenue of $1,000,000 and Over Representing 40 Locations

Revenue

Dollars

Percent

Gaming

$1,739,265,206

57.3%

Rooms    

$542,470,004

17.3%

Food

$339,301,682

11.2%

Beverage

$206,996,577

6.8%

Other

$224,728,113

7.4%

Total Revenue

$3,034,761,582

100.0%

                                                                                                                           
                        

Average Number of Employees For The Year

Casino Department  

16,559

Rooms Department  

8,210

Food Department

11,471

Beverage Department

3,809

G & A Department

7,464

Other Departments

2,367

Total

49,880


Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot of Floor Space
 

Area

No. of Casinos  Operating

Average Area In Sq. Feet

Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot

Pit

36

9,206

2,593

Coin Operated Devices

39

17,594

1,150

Poker and Pan

22

1,667

887

Race and Sports

18

6,409

486

Total Casino

39

29,990

1,486

          

Complimentary Expenses

 

  Dollars    

Dept. Percentage

Not Reported by Departments

$27,556,696

0.9%

Casino Department

$228,720,928

  13.2%

Rooms Department  

$1,542,016

0.3%

Food Department  

$1,230,797

0.4%

Beverages Department

$1,075,535

0.5%

Other     

$3,345,633

  1.5%

                                                                                                                                          

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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