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1985 Fiscal Year: Statewide Nevada Casinos with Gaming Revenue of $1,000,000 and Over Representing 145 Locations

Revenue

Dollars

Percent

Gaming

$3,103,770,229

61.5%

Rooms    

$628,449,182

12.5%

Food

$613,346,601

12.2%

Beverage

$367,453,622

7.3%

Other

$331,889,506

6.6%

Total Revenue

$5,044,909,140

100.0%

                                                                            
                       
Average Number of Employees For The Year

Casino Department  

39,862

Rooms Department  

11,603

Food Department

23,100

Beverage Department

7,568

G & A Department

18,012

Other Departments

4,687

Total

104,832


Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot of Floor Space  

Area
No. of Casinos  Operating Average Area In Sq. Feet Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot
Pit

133

6,522

1,585

Coin Operated Devices

139

11,453

1,005

Poker and Pan

66

1,045

926

Race and Sports

38

3,507

370

Total Casino

143

18,613

1,162

       

Complimentary Expenses

    Dollars     Dept. Percentage
Not Reported by Departments

$83,606,772

1.7%

Casino Department

$344,370,928

11.1%

Rooms Department  

$1,412,579

0.2%

Food Department  

$3,213,862

0.5%

Beverages Department

$2,565,592

0.7%

Other     

$4,467,936

1.3%

                                                                     

Nevada Statewide Gaming Statistics

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

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

Atlantic City | Colorado | Illinois | Iowa | State Comps

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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