Nevada casinos generated $1.24bn in gaming revenue in April, reportedly a monthly record, up 7% from $1.15bn a year earlier. The Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Michael Lawton attributed the increase chiefly to Clark County; revenue for the first four months of the year was up 3.4%.
The figures give casino operators and investors a measure of Nevada market performance across the state and key areas.
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Nevada Gaming Control Board senior economic analyst Shelley Newell reported that state sportsbooks won $43.7m in April, up 2.6% from a year earlier. Wagers fell 15.1% to $525.1m, while mobile wagers declined 17.6% to $397.9m and represented 75.8% of the total.
A Nevada judge extended restrictions preventing Kalshi from offering event contracts to state residents without a gaming licence, according to the report on the 3 April hearing. The order remains in effect through 17 April while longer-term terms are prepared, and requires Kalshi to implement full geofencing controls by 4 May. Kalshi argued its contracts fall under federal oversight; the judge rejected that position.
A Nevada state judge issued a temporary restraining order barring Kalshi from offering or facilitating sports, election and entertainment event contracts in the state, according to the report. The order remains in effect until 3 April, ahead of a preliminary-injunction hearing in Carson City. The Nevada Gaming Control Board argued that Kalshi’s markets should be licensed under state law, while Kalshi says its authority comes from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Truckee Gaming plans to reopen the former Poker Palace Casino in North Las Vegas as Club Fortune North in mid-April, its chief executive told Nevada regulators. The company bought the property in October 2025 and has renovated it; the reopening remains subject to the board’s approval of its nonrestricted gaming licence.
Nevada sportsbooks reportedly generated $42.6 million in revenue in April, a 38% increase. Total gambling revenue fell slightly, according to the report.