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Much like the other tribes on this list, the major source of revenue for economic development for the 2000 tribal members has been casino gaming. The grande Mohegan Sun casino was built in 1996, offering two casino lobbies and 364,000 square feet of pure gaming. Guests can lodge in two luxury hotel towers with a total of 1563 rooms. Of course, casinos also need to be prepared to shell out a lot of cash for games. A brand-new slot machine typically costs anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000. You can see that there is quite a variation in the price. The machine parts that I covered before play the biggest role in how much a slot sells for.

Table format for over $72 million gaming revenue casino licenses in FY2010
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Las Vegas Strip	Boulder Strip & Henderson
MGM Resorts Inc	24	BOULDER STATION HOTEL & CASINO
1	ARIA RESORT & CASINO	25	GREEN VALLEY RANCH STATION CASINO
2	BELLAGIO	26	M RESORT SPA AND CASINO, THE
3	EXCALIBUR HOTEL AND CASINO	27	SAM'S TOWN HOTEL & GAMBLING HALL
4	MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO	28	SUNSET STATION HOTEL & CASINO
5	MGM GRAND HOTEL/CASINO	Outside City Limits of Las Vegas
6	MIRAGE, THE	29	ORLEANS HOTEL AND CASINO
7	MONTE CARLO RESORT & CASINO	30	RED ROCK CASINO RESORT SPA
8	NEW YORK - NEW YORK HOTEL & CASINO	31	SOUTH POINT HOTEL AND CASINO
9	LUXOR HOTEL AND CASINO	Inside City Limits of Las Vegas
Ceasars Inc	->	PALACE STATION HOTEL (in City of LV)
10	CAESARS PALACE	32	GOLDEN NUGGET (in City of LV)
11	BALLY'S LAS VEGAS	33	SUNCOAST HOTEL (in City of LV)
12	FLAMINGO LAS VEGAS/O'SHEAS	34	SANTA FE STATION HOTEL (in City of LV)
13	HARRAH'S CASINO HOTEL LAS VEGAS	Inside City Limits of North Las Vegas
14	PARIS LAS VEGAS	35	CANNERY HOTEL CASINO
15	PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESORT & CASINO	Laughlin
16	RIO SUITE HOTEL & CASINO	36	HARRAH'S CASINO HOTEL LAUGHLIN
Other Corporations	37	RIVERSIDE RESORT & CASINO
17	GOLD COAST HOTEL AND CASINO	Reno
18	LAS VEGAS HILTON	38	ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT
19	PALMS CASINO RESORT	39	PEPPERMILL HOTEL & CASINO
20	TREASURE ISLAND	40	HARRAH'S CASINO HOTEL RENO
21	VENETIAN CASINO RESORT	South Shore Lake Tahoe
22	WYNN LAS VEGAS	41	HARVEYS RESORT HOTEL/CASINO
23	PALACE STATION HOTEL (in City of LV)	<-

Formerly gaming revenue > $72M	Year
Las Vegas Strip
CIRCUS CIRCUS HOTEL	>$72M in FY08
IMPERIAL PALACE HOTEL	>$72M in FY09
North Las Vegas
TEXAS STATION	>$72M in FY09
American Casino Enterprises /LLC
STRATOSPHERE TOWER	>$72M in FY08
ARIZONA CHARLIE'S DECATUR	>$72M in FY08
AQUARIUS CASINO RESORT	>$72M in FY09
Summerlin - Las Vegas
RAMPART CASINO	>$72M in FY09
Reno
ELDORADO HOTEL	>$72M in FY09
SILVER LEGACY RESORT	>$72M in FY09

Well known casinos that are not > $72M
HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO
TROPICANA RESORT AND CASINO
CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND CASINO
MAIN STREET STATION HOTEL, CASINO AND BR
ALIANTE STATION CASINO + HOTEL
FIESTA HENDERSON CASINO HOTEL
FIESTA CASINO HOTEL
SILVERTON CASINO LODGE LAS VEGAS
EASTSIDE CANNERY CASINO & HOTEL

pacomartin

It looks like Las Vegas Hilton fell off the list of casinos that make over $72 million in gaming revenue per year. It last roughly 5 months into fiscal year 2011 before it was removed.
There are now only 22 casinos on the strip that make over $72 million. Stratosphere and Circus Circus recently fell off. Riviera & Sahara were never on.
That leaves only Palace Station for the north end of the strip with strong locals loyalty to make over $72 million.

FleaStiff

Well, 72MM is an arbitrary figure anyway.
Stratosphere may come back. I heard something about major renovations there of some sort.
Though what they really have to do is major renovations to the neighborhood.

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Admittedly $72M is an arbitrary figure. But it is one that the Gaming Commission has used for at least 20 years. And yes, it is a line in the sand, you can be over by $1K or under by $1K. I am as far as I know the only one who broke the code to be able to reveal which casinos are over and under $72 m, for the entire state.
But in light of the privacy laws in Nevada, you can't just rack 'em & stack 'em like you can in other states.Many people are curious how much money individual casinos make. Gary Loveman gets asked all the time which is the most profitable casino from his corporation on the strip. Companies are reluctant to reveal a full slate of information for each individual casino.
If some of the casinos closed, it would be better for the economy of the strip overall. The news reporters called Harrah's Entertainment and asked them about the possibility that Imperial Palace would close to reduce some of the room inventory. At the time up until last fiscal year, IP, was making over $72 million. It's remarkable that the corporation could crank that much revenue out of the aging property with it's very small casino floor with not very many slots.
It's also interesting that aging small casinos like Harrah's Reno, Harrah's Laughlin, Sam's Town and until recently Texas Station and Arizona Charlie's Decatur could make over $72 million, while Hard Rock Casino with it's expensive restaurants, multiple gaming tables, and high end hotel rooms does not.
If you have any doubts that a large revenue casino can be created by simply investing in enough hardware, look at Silverton Casino on the south side of Las Vegas. The casinos is relatively new and has a massive 2135 slots. Even if the slots made the state average of $100 a day, that would be $78 million without even considering the tables. Yet Silverton is not making $72 million, while the aging Harrah's Reno (850 slots) and Harrah's Laughlin (910 slots) are making over $72 million. It shows you the value of the Harrah's loyalty program.
It allows you to make some judgement calls. American Casino & Entertainment Properties promotes their Laughlin hotel, Aquarius, as the market leader in Laughlin. Yet that assertion seems unlikely since the only two casinos to make over $72 million in Laughlin last year were Riverside and Harrah's Laughlin.
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But as for valuable business information, I think it is better to know which casinos are over and under $36 million. There are 30 between $36m and $72m, and 36 between $12m and $36m, and 33 between $1m and $12m (only hotels with lodging considered). These casinos are sometimes purchased by individuals or small business syndicates. Four Queens was sold for only $22m. If you are shopping for a casino, you will eventually get access to their books, but only after you ha

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