Nevada gaming industry broke more records in 2023
For the third straight year, Nevada gaming win was higher than in its previous 12 months.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday confirmed that 2023 brought another annual record and several categories within the industry also recorded the most in history.
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Slot play, table games and sports wagering all had best-ever years.
So, too, was the 2023 passenger count at Harry Reid International Airport where the Clark County Aviation Department on Wednesday reported it had eclipsed the 2022 record by 8.7 percent to 57.6 million passengers, easily bettering the 52.6 million a year earlier. Airport officials knew a record was occurring — passenger numbers topped the 2022 record by November.
“Setting a new annual record emphasizes the strength of air travel in Las Vegas and the faith in Harry Reid International Airport to deliver on a world-class customer experience,” Clark County Director of Aviation Rosemary Vassiliadis said in an emailed statement.
Vassiliadis said the record passenger numbers emphasize the importance of getting to work on a proposed supplemental airport for Southern Nevada, a second commercial airport in the Ivanpah Valley south of Las Vegas. She said the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport project reached a significant milestone in 2023 when her department received the go-ahead to begin the process of selecting a consultant to lead the environmental impact statement process.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority last week announced record-breaking numbers: the average room rate soared from $170.98 a night in 2022 to $191.21, an 11.9 percent increase.
