AGA data reveals US commercial gaming revenue is already at 44 15bn for 2021

With Nevada having generated revenue records for 2021, the American Gaming Association (AGA) indicates that commercial gaming revenue nationwide will reach its highest level ever this year

With Nevada having generated revenue records for 2021, the American Gaming Association (AGA) indicates that commercial gaming revenue nationwide testament stretch its highest layer ever this year.

This is uniform with predictions made in our to the highest degree recent Gaming America magazine.

The nation’s 987 commercial-grade casinos have equanimous o'er $44.15bn so far inwards 2021. However, several states have got non reported numbers for November and December yet. The nation’s previous record of $43.65bn was exercise set inwards 2019 and it’s obvious it has already been surpassed.

Although Nevada is to report the data for November past the remnant of Dec and this month’s revenue is scheduled to live reported at the terminal of January 2022, the land is course unity of the country's strongest.

Casino gaming attracts most of the interest, beingness the pillar of the industry’s recovery. For October, expansion slot machines and tabulate games generated a combined $34.22bn inward revenue ($27bn coming solely from slots).

Sports betting has generated $3.16bn inward revenue for October, showing an increase of 359% compared to the same period of 2019.

The sports betting securities industry has been growing intensely since October 2019, when only 13 states had legalised betting. Presently, 30 states and Booker Taliaferro Washington DC have got legal, live sports betting.

Ten out of 25 states with commercial-grade casinos, including Nevada, New Jersey, New House of York and Pennsylvania, reported every quarter revenue records from July until September.

The Las Vegas Strip smasher an all-time richly of $2.06bn during that quarter. The enter was driven by the becalm take back of tourism, as 9.2 trillion people visited Las Vegas during that clip period.

Commenting on the Q3 2021 numbers, AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said: “With brick-and-mortar gaming background records, the expansion into young verticals, and domestic help and international tourism recovering, the manufacture is inward a warm posture for a good recovery.

"I’m surefooted that the coming back of meetings, conventions and international move will further speed up gaming’s recovery in 2022.”