Laughlin (Nevada gaming area)
Introduction The American Gaming Association lists '''Laughlin''' as #17 out of the top 20 US Casino Markets by annual revenue, right behind the Downtown Las Vegas, NV area. The Nevada Gaming Commission revenue as listed in the annual gaming abstract for fiscal year 2008 (1 July 2007 through 31 June 2008). Equivalent figures for  Downtown are shown for comparison. Licenses in Laughlin are only reported in one group. All casinos make more than $1,000,000 in gaming revenue annually.
Revenue + Laughlin vs. Las Vegas Downtown Annual gaming revenue   Laughlin Downtown  '''Over $12 m''''''Under $12 m'''Pit$65,043,602$135,223,563  $3,655,995Slots	$526,063,799$462,772,641 	$20,907,383Poker	$6,119,576$8,656,695Race	$2,845,657$3,157,740Sports	$2,641,279$4,489,416Total	$602,713,913$614,300,055$24,563,378Number of Casinos9115 	Average / Gaming$66,968,213$55,845,460 $4,912,676Average / Non-Gaming$35,842,813$44,182,844 $3,164,262
Rooms Gaming Licenses for Laughlin followed by rooms in resort (if applicable)	LOC #		NAME		ROOMS	13288-02		Aquarius Casino Resort                 		1,907	10720-01		Harrah's Laughlin           		1,561	04177-02		Edgewater Hotel and Casino               		1,450	29871-01		Edgewater Hotel and Casino - Race & Sports			00920-03		Riverside Resort and Casino               		1,405	10441-01		Colorado Belle           		1,168	04737-04		River Palms Casino               		1,000	09430-01		Tropicana Express Hotel and Casino        		1,000	03403-05		Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall         		416	01949-04		Golden Nugget Laughlin    		300	03644-04		Regency Casino                          		no roomsThere are actually 11 casinos reported in the abstract, but one license is just Edgewater Hotel & Casino - Race & Sports and the Regency Casino                          	in Laughlin has only 75 slot machines and no hotel rooms, so averaging was done over 9 resorts. The Avi Resort & Casino is not included in the report because it is a Native American casino and its operation is not governed by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
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