Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip posted a 33% gain in February, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. That's their biggest year-over-year increase in win percentage since November of 1999! Unfortunately other off-Strip areas of the city won less than they did the year before, underscoring Vegas's serious economic problems.Experts say that the Chinese New Year and the Super Bowl helped Strip casinos significantly. They posted a gross win of nearly $570 million dollars in February. Statewide casino wins were up about 14% from the previous year, only the second increase in the past 26 months.
So overall, a very good month for Las Vegas. Let's see if Sin City can keep it up...
Learn some mo': Strip casinos post nearly 33 percent gain in February
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