Public paper · October 5, 2026 · Nevada statewide · Nevada Gaming Control Board monthly revenue release
Nevada Casinos Won $1.27 Billion in August 2026, Up 3.14 Percent
Nevada casinos reported $1.27 billion in gaming win for August 2026, up 3.14 percent from August 2025, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said Sept. 30. Reno was up 15.69 percent and the Boulder Strip 17.38 percent. Downtown Las Vegas fell 2.96 percent. The Las Vegas Strip rose 0.70 percent. State percentage-fee collections in September were $72.6 million, down 5.98 percent.
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On Sept. 30, 2026, the Nevada Gaming Control Board released August 2026 gaming revenue. Nonrestricted licensees, the larger casinos, reported a total "gaming win" of $1,266,105,114. That is 3.14 percent more than August 2025, when they reported $1,227,573,173.
Gaming win is the money casinos keep after paying out winning bets. It is not profit. It does not count hotel rooms, food or shows.
For the fiscal year so far, July 1 through Aug. 31, 2026, statewide gaming win is $2,653,861,479. That is up 2.58 percent from the same two months a year earlier.
By area, August 2026 vs. August 2025
Clark County: $1,062,187,208, up 2.80 percent. Las Vegas Strip: $684,087,062, up 0.70 percent. Downtown Las Vegas: $61,501,577, down 2.96 percent. North Las Vegas: $24,884,866, down 0.74 percent. Laughlin: $39,871,185, up 9.92 percent. Boulder Strip: $83,228,416, up 17.38 percent. Mesquite: $15,629,262, down 1.28 percent. Rest of Clark County: $152,984,839, up 7.44 percent.
Washoe County: $108,415,054, up 10.44 percent. Reno: $79,426,602, up 15.69 percent. Sparks: $17,338,504, down 5.70 percent. North Lake Tahoe: $2,665,813, up 3.35 percent. Rest of Washoe County: $8,984,134, up 5.11 percent.
South Lake Tahoe: $26,274,077, down 1.95 percent. Elko County: $36,505,408, down 2.88 percent; Wendover $24,243,296, down 4.16 percent; rest of Elko County $12,262,112, down 0.27 percent. Carson Valley Area (Carson City, Gardnerville, Minden and the rest of Douglas County except South Lake Tahoe): $12,294,635, down 3.56 percent. Other: $20,428,733, up 7.16 percent.
State fee collections
Nevada collected $72,563,543 in percentage fees in September 2026, based on August taxable revenue. That is 5.98 percent, or $4,618,012, less than the $77,181,555 collected a year earlier. The release says collections are counted through Sept. 21, 2026. Fiscal year to date, collections are $256,759,713, down 1.31 percent. Those totals do not include $1,829,717 in transferable tax credits taken so far this fiscal year.
For Nye County readers
The release does not list Nye County by name. Pahrump, Tonopah and Beatty are not broken out. Areas not named in the table are not shown separately; the table's last line is "Other," at $20.4 million, up 7.16 percent. The Board's Statistics and Publications page has its fuller reports.
Official sources
August 2026 Nevada Gaming Revenues and Collections (PDF): https://www.gaming.nv.gov/siteassets/content/about/abb-revenue/mrraug2026.pdf
Statistics and Publications: https://www.gaming.nv.gov/about-us/statistics-and-publications/
Notes and sources
- Sources checked Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, between about 8:20 and 9:30 a.m. PT.
- One sentence in the release text compares August 2026 to "August 2026." The release table shows the comparison month is August 2025. This paper uses August 2025.
- Figures are copied from the release and are subject to revision by the Board.
- Author: Ryan Standley / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
- Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).
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