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 | 2012 Annual Revenues |
|---|---|
| 1 Las Vegas Strip, Nev. | $6.207 billion |
| 2 Atlantic City, N.J. | $3.052 billion |
| 3 Chicagoland, Ind./Ill. | $2.243 billion |
| 4 Detroit, Mich. | $1.417 billion |
| 5 Connecticut | $1.230 billion1 |
| 6 Philadelphia, Pa. | $1.167 billion |
| 7 St. Louis, Mo./Ill. | $1.108 billion |
| 8 Gulf Coast, Miss.2 | $1.095 billion |
| 9 The Poconos, Pa.3 | $902.48 million |
| 10 Tunica/Lula, Miss. | $821.95 million |
| 11 Kansas City, Mo. | $799.85 million |
| 12 Boulder Strip, Nev. | $796.71 million |
| 13 Shreveport/Bossier City, La. | $715.65 million |
| 14 Lake Charles, La. | $686.99 million |
| 15 New York City, N.Y. | $672.57 million |
| 16 Reno/Sparks, Nev. | $644.92 million |
| 17 Pittsburgh/Meadow Lands, Pa. | $636.24 million |
| 18 Black Hawk, Colo. | $633.09 million |
| 19 Lawrenceburg/Rising Sun/Belterra, Ind. | $632.14 million |
| 20 New Orleans, La. | $622.19 million |
