Nevada’s overall gaming revenue hit $1.39 billion in May, reflecting a 7.43% increase compared to the same month last year. This growth is largely due to the Las Vegas Strip, which recorded its eighth-highest monthly total according to information from the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Nonrestricted gaming licensees achieved a total gaming win of $1,388,340,168 for the month. Gaming win—representing the amount casinos keep after paying out winnings—is the primary metric used by regulators to monitor casino earnings.
For the fiscal period extending from July 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, the state’s gaming win accumulated to $14.7 billion, an increase of 2.76% from the prior year.
Strip Powers Statewide Growth
The Las Vegas Strip reported a gaming win of $807,887,432 for May, which marks a 13.19% rise from $713,767,433 in May 2025. This figure stands as the eighth-highest in the Strip’s history.
Year to date, Strip gaming win has totaled $8,198,471,003, up by 2.28% compared to last year.
Clark County saw a gaming win of $1,202,889,993 in May, reflecting a 7.41% increase from last year. For the current fiscal year, the county’s total gaming win stands at $12,708,039,253, which is a 2.29% increase.
According to the historical data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, there have been only seven months where the Las Vegas Strip achieved higher gaming win totals than in May 2026. The peak monthly total remains December 2023, with $905.3 million in gaming revenue.
Mixed Results Across Nevada Markets
Despite the Strip’s notable growth, various markets across Clark County experienced year-over-year drops.
Downtown Las Vegas recorded a gaming win of $63,931,768, which represents a 4.16% decline from May 2025. Laughlin produced $40,976,621, marking a 5.18% decrease, while the Balance of Clark County, catering primarily to local patrons, reported $164,350,570, a 5.63% decline.
Other Clark County regions, however, experienced increases. The Boulder Strip generated $80.5 million, a 3.51% rise, while North Las Vegas reported $26.8 million, up 1.95%. Mesquite brought in $18.3 million, reflecting a 2.33% increase.
In areas outside Clark County, Washoe County achieved a gaming win of $98,169,040, marking an 8.34% increase from last year. Reno accounted for $70,490,683, an 11.07% rise, while South Lake Tahoe noted the highest year-over-year percentage increase at 23.49%, totaling $16,684,883.
Elko County’s gaming win amounted to $37,592,976, which is an increase of 4.52%.
North Lake Tahoe experienced the most significant decline among tracked markets, with gaming win dropping 10.74% to $1,709,927.
Increase in Gaming Tax Collections
Nevada collected $89,509,125 in percentage fees in June, reflecting taxable gaming revenue generated in May. This figure is 19.07% higher than the $75,170,455 collected during the same timeframe in the previous fiscal year, an increase of $14,338,670.
Year-to-date percentage fee collections reached $1,036,360,553, up by 5.07% from $986,388,785 a year earlier.
The Gaming Control Board clarified that these totals exclude $7,503,478 in transferable tax credits claimed during the fiscal period. The agency also stressed that all figures are based on the most current data and are subject to change.