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Clark County casinos bring in record gaming revenue in March

Las Vegas Strip
Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, file
FILE - In this March 19, 2021, file photo, vehicles and crowds move along the strip in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas-area casinos are on a hot streak.

Clark County brought in record gaming revenue last month. The Nevada Gaming Control Board says casinos in Clark County brought in $1.178 billion in March.

The number is 26.83% higher than March 2021. The biggest increase, 48.84%, was seen on the Las Vegas Strip. Downtown casinos saw an increase of 22.57% compared to the same period last year.

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The region has won $1 billion or more for 12 months in a row.

Statewide, the gaming win has been above $1 billion for 13 months now.

Nikole Robinson Carroll was a Morning Edition host at KNPR. She also produced segments for KNPR's State of Nevada.