The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported an 81% year-on-year fall in Las Vegas Strip casinos’ net income in 2025. Total revenues fell 4%, while the number of Strip casinos earning more than $1 million in gaming revenue dropped from 54 to 51. The report also said visitor numbers fell 7.5% over the year.
Strip operators face lower income and visitor numbers alongside falling revenue.
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board's pending regulation page lists proposed revisions to Technical Standards 3 and 5 through 13, aimed at modernising and consolidating requirements for associated equipment systems. These cover slots, kiosks, interactive gaming, race and sports, parimutuel, keno, bingo and other areas, with drafts dated June to August 2026. The page also lists NGC regulations identified for review under Executive Order 2026-003, with the Board recommending a list on 7 October 2026 and a Gaming Commission meeting set for 22 October 2026.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board's pending regulation page lists proposed revisions to Technical Standards 3 and 5 through 13, intended to modernise and consolidate requirements for associated equipment systems. The page also lists Nevada Gaming Commission regulations identified for consideration under Executive Order 2026-003, with a Board-recommended list dated 7 October 2026.
Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mike Dreitzer said he expected the CFTC’s move. The agency proposed defining event contracts as swaps while excluding casino-style gambling, including sportsbook wagers and casino games. Dreitzer said sports event contracts and online sportsbook bets are the same, while Kalshi filed for a rehearing after losing a unanimous ruling against Ohio and Tennessee regulators.
Nevada's chief gaming regulator said he expected the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to push ahead with its prediction-market overhaul. Mike Dreitzer, who chairs the Nevada Gaming Control Board, told the Indian Gaming Association's weekly webinar on Wednesday that the agency has been acting in concert with designated contract markets. He called the line the CFTC draws between event contracts and sportsbook wagers "an untenable distinction without a difference." The commission released two proposals late last Friday, one of which would classify event contracts as swaps under federal law and bar traditional gambling.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board says Regulation 6.090 requires Group I licensees to establish administrative and accounting procedures covering gaming taxes, fees and internal fiscal controls. Its minimum internal control standards set minimum requirements for gaming operations; the page also lists related filing instructions and documents.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is advancing proposed revisions to technical requirements for gaming equipment and systems in Nevada, according to the report. The board expects the revised standards to take effect on 1 October 2027; its technology division presented 10 standards at the first hearing, and the board decided to republish updated drafts after considering them.
Nevada's Gaming Control Board unanimously approved Konami Gaming's 10th shelf registration renewal, allowing the company to retain the option of continuous or delayed public offerings under Regulation 16115. Konami president and chief operating officer Thomas Jingoli told the board the company had not used previous registrations and described Nevada as a highly competitive gaming market.