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Nevada Gambling Revenue Drops

Nevada Gaming Control Board officials said Friday Nevada gambling revenue was down nearly 4 percent in August compared with a year earlier, largely due to a drop in winnings on the Las Vegas Strip. 

Casinos brought in $920 million in August, down from $955 million a year ago. Revenue on the Las Vegas Strip was down 6 percent year-over-year to $553 million, while downtown revenue went up 4 percent to $35 million.  The state collected $51 million in taxes on the August winnings. That's down 1 percent from last August.
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Jay Bartos joined Nevada Public Radio in 1993 to develop and manage the state’s first radio reading service for people unable to use standard printed material due to blindness or another disability. After the reading service was discontinued in 2011, he became the afternoon host on KNPR for ten years. Jay can now be heard on air on News 88.9 KNPR and Classical 89.7 KCNV throughout the week.