Las Vegas Strip gaming revenue increased 8.2% year over year in October, according to figures cited by CBRE equity research director John DeCree. He said visitor numbers fell 4.4% to 3.41 million, while convention attendance rose 7.9% to 604,000; the figures formed part of his assessment of the market’s performance.
Operators and investors can assess Strip gaming and visitation trends against the reported October figures.
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Reportedly, the AGA, tribal leaders and casino groups criticised prediction markets at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Prediction markets dominated discussion at the event, held at the Venetian Expo.
Reportedly, Culinary Workers Union Local 226, Las Vegas's largest labour union, supports a federal bill to block prediction markets from trading on sports and casino-style events. Nevada's congressional delegation is prominent in the Washington push to change which events prediction markets may offer.
Nevada Gaming Control Board chair Mike Dreitzer said Las Vegas visitation rose year on year in February and March 2026, with gaming revenue strong in March. He said visitation had fallen nearly 8% in 2025 and March gaming revenue was the second-highest monthly total on record.
US district courts rejected casino claims seeking to prevent demonstrations on privately owned sidewalks outside Las Vegas resorts. The courts ruled in 1993 and 1999 on cases involving MGM Grand and the Venetian, finding that public easements protected pedestrian access and protests.
Nevada casinos recorded $1.35 billion in gaming win in October, according to data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Clark County generated $1.17 billion, up 5% year on year, while Las Vegas visitation fell 4.4% from October 2024, marking a tenth consecutive monthly decline, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported.