Nevada says casino fortunes rose 1.5 percent in September to $916 million compared to a year ago.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board released monthly figures Thursday that showed gambling revenue rose in Clark County including 2 percent on the Las Vegas Strip to $504.8 million and 9 percent in the downtown Fremont Street corridor to $47.5 million.
The agency says gambling revenue rose 8 percent in Washoe County which includes Reno and Sparks to $71.4 million and 4.8 percent in Elko County to $22.2 million. Revenue from casinos in South Lake Tahoe dropped 10.6 percent to $21.2 million.
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The state says it collected $58.1 million in fees this month based on September's revenue but that amount represented a 12.2 percent drop compared to a year ago.