August 2021 saw the US state of Nevada collect $625.7m in gambling revenue from Las Vegas Strip casinos, up 20% from pre-pandemic levels in August 2019. This is a positive indication that Vegas is continuing its recovery from the Covid-19 recession. Michael Lawton, Senior Research Analyst at the Nevada Gaming Control Board, said: “I think we’re still in that trajectory of growth, “I’m not going to guarantee $1bn again, but the blueprint is there to continue.” Revenue in August was actually down from July’s record-setting month, when $794m in gambling revenue from Strip casinos was collected, the highest-ever win total for the State. But Lawton says July was unique, and he does not read too much into the dip in August.
