NV Casinos Contributed $53B To State Last Year, Says Report

By Jay Bartos

Published December 10, 2014 at 7:44 PM PST

Nevada casinos contributed $53 billion to the state economy in 2013, says a report out today from the American Gaming Association.

The Oxford Economics study measuring the economic impact of Nevada’s gaming industry shows that Nevada casinos supported about 425,000 jobs, and provided more than $18.8 billion in income. They generated $7.9 billion in tax revenues to local, state and federal governments.

The $53 billion includes direct and indirect impacts.
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