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 Fact Sheets : Statistics
TOP 20 U.S. CASINO MARKETS BY ANNUAL REVENUE
Gross revenue is earnings before taxes, salaries and expenses are paid — the equivalent of sales, not profit.
| Casino Market |
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2008 Annual Revenues |
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| 1 Las Vegas Strip |
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$6.121 billion |
| 2 Atlantic City, N.J. |
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$4.545 billion |
| 3 Chicagoland, Ind./Ill. |
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$2.251 billion |
| 4 Connecticut |
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$1.571 billion |
| 5 Detroit |
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$1.360 billion |
| 6 Tunica/Lula, Miss. |
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$1.105 billion |
| 7 St. Louis, Mo./Ill. |
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$1.031 billion |
| 8 Biloxi, Miss. |
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$951.27 million |
| 9 Shreveport, La. |
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$847.61 million |
| 10 Boulder Strip, Nev. |
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$836.60 million |
| 11 Reno/Sparks, Nev. |
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$779.38 million |
| 12 Kansas City, Mo. (includes St. Joseph) |
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$756.22 million |
| 13 Lawrenceburg/Rising Sun/Belterra, Ind. |
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$731.65 million |
| 14 New Orleans, La. |
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$701.37 million |
| 15 Lake Charles, La. |
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$651.23 million |
| 16 Downtown Las Vegas, Nev. |
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$582.46 million |
| 17 Laughlin, Nev. |
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$571.18 million |
| 18 Black Hawk, Colo. |
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$508.69 million |
| 19 Yonkers, N.Y. |
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$486.46 million |
| 20 Council Bluffs, Iowa |
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$468.52 million |
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Source: The Innovation Group (5/09) |
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