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1997 Fiscal Year: Statewide Nevada Casinos with Gaming Revenue of $1,000,000 and Over Representing 235 Locations

Revenue

Dollars

Percent

Gaming

$7,493,752,537

56.4%

Rooms    

$2,221,197,908

16.7%

Food

$1,624,850,886

12.2%

Beverage

$684,935,887

5.2%

Other

$1,260,699,383

9.5%

Total Revenue

$13,285,436,601

100.0%

                                                   
                       
Average Number of Employees For The Year

Casino Department  

57,908

Rooms Department  

26,707

Food Department

45,925

Beverage Department

12,772

G & A Department

33,149

Other Departments

12,111

Total

479,543,873


Rate of Room Occupancy

Month

Available

Occupied

% Occupied

July   

3,294,585

2,966,996

90.06%

August   

3,323,225

3,113,108

93.68%

September

3,231,767

2,896,023

89.61%

October  

3,308,707

3,043,805

91.99%

November    

3,244,148

2,758,197

85.02%

December     

3,336,924

2,603,662

78.03%

January

3,482,713

2,889,503

82.97%

February   

3,917,074

2,892,211

90.46%

March   

3,523,577

3,251,316

92.27%

April  

3,400,798

3,090,208

90.87%

May

3,538,577

3,109,021

87.85%

June   

3,436,088

2,998,084

86.96%

Total  

40,318,448

36,602,134

88.30%

                                                                    

Per Room Per Day Statistics

Average Pit Revenue Per Room Per Day

$72.49

Average Slot Revenue Per Room Per Day

$131.68

Average Food Sales Per Room Per Day

$45.64

Average Beverage Sales Per Room Per Day      

$19.24

Average Rooms Dept. Payroll Per Room Per Day

$18.15

Average Room Rate Per Day

$62.39


Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot of Floor Space  

Area

No. of Casinos  Operating

Average Area In Sq. Feet

Gaming Revenue Per Square Foot

Pit

182

6,887

2,057

Coin Operated Devices

234

20,127

995

Poker and Pan

67

1,172

786

Race and Sports

96

3,389

413

TOTAL CASINO

235

27,277

1,169

    

Complimentary Expenses

 

  Dollars    

Dept. Percentage

Not Reported by Departments

$168,269,886

1.3%

Casino Department

$892,733,812

11.9%

Rooms Department  

$18,416,948

0.8%

Food Department  

$9,899,313

0.6%

Beverages Department

$5,802,302

0.8%

Other     

$14,032,743

1.1%

      

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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