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1998 Fiscal Year: Las Vegas Strip Casinos with Gaming Revenue of $1,000,000 and Over Representing 38 Locations

Revenue

Dollars

Percent

Gaming

$3,717,773,057

50.3%

Rooms    

$1.618,896,618

21.9%

Food

$848,526,497

11.5%

Beverage

$355,371,362

4.8%

Other

$857,258,099

11.6%

Total Revenue

$7,397,825,633

100.0%

                                                                                                         
            
Average Number of Employees For The Year

Casino Department  

22,583

Rooms Department  

15,558

Food Department

18,741

Beverage Department

5,207

G & A Department

13,086

Other Departments

6,475

Total

81,650


Rate of Room Occupancy

Month

Available

Occupied

% Occupied

July   

1,870,778

1,689,461

90.31%

August   

1,895,066

1,808,941

95.46%

September

1,822,014

1,640,135

90.02%

October  

1,898,816

1,780,660

93.78%

November    

1,869,156

1,694,562

90.66%

December     

1,882,712

1,559,612

82.84%

January

1,904,594

1,641,250

86.17%

February   

1,769,807

1,619,606

91.51%

March   

1,934,078

1,828,225

94.53%

April  

1,875,682

1,781,908

95.00%

May

1,946,068

1,824,201

93.74%

June   

1,861,128

1,703,126

91.51%

Total  

22,529,899

20,571,687

91.31%

                                                                      

Per Room Per Day Statistics

Average Pit Revenue Per Room Per Day

$85.70

Average Slot Revenue Per Room Per Day

$88.32

Average Food Sales Per Room Per Day

$41.25

Average Beverage Sales Per Room Per Day      

$17.27

Average Rooms Dept. Payroll Per Room Per Day

$20.78

Average Room Rate Per Day

$78.70


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

14,096

3,573

Coin Operated Devices

37

44,634

1,100

Poker and Pan

15

4,061

449

Race and Sports

28

6,437

613

Total Casino

38

62,789

1,558

          

Complimentary Expenses

 

  Dollars    

Dept. Percentage

Not Reported by Departments

$54,763,094

0.7%

Casino Department

$584,865,655

15.7%

Rooms Department  

$12,740,693

0.8%

Food Department  

$3,010,695

0.4%

Beverages Department

$588,388

0.2%

Other     

$9,670,711

1.1%


                                                                                                                                     

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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