Nevada Gaming Win Hits $1.39 Billion in May 2026 — Strip Surges 13.2%

Statewide Numbers

Nevada's nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total gaming win of $1,388,340,168 for May 2026, according to the June 29 press release from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. That is a 7.43% jump over the $1,292,262,538 posted in May 2025.

The state also collected $89,509,125 in percentage-fee tax revenue in June (based on May taxable revenues) — up 19.07% year over year, and the fifth consecutive month of double-digit percentage-fee growth on a monthly comparison. Fiscal-year percentage-fee collections now total $1,036,360,553, up 5.07%.

• May 2026 statewide win: $1,388,340,168 (+7.43%)
• Fiscal YTD (Jul 2025 – May 2026): $14,703,361,824 (+2.76%)
• June percentage-fee tax collections: $89,509,125 (+19.07%)

Strip Leads, Downtown Slips

The Las Vegas Strip continues to be the state's single largest revenue engine and posted its best May in recent memory. Strip licensees generated $807,887,432 — a 13.19% gain over May 2025 and comfortably above the statewide growth rate. That number represents 58% of the entire state's gaming win for the month.

The Strip's dominance came against softness elsewhere in Clark County. Downtown Las Vegas fell 4.16% to $63.9 million. Laughlin dropped 5.18% and the Balance of Clark County (which includes many locals-focused off-Strip properties) dropped 5.63%. The mixed signal suggests tourist-driven Strip volumes are pulling ahead while the locals and secondary-market pockets flatten.

• LV Strip: $807.9M (+13.19%)
• Boulder Strip: $80.5M (+3.51%)
• North Las Vegas: $26.8M (+1.95%)
• Mesquite: $18.3M (+2.33%)
• Downtown: $63.9M (-4.16%)
• Laughlin: $41.0M (-5.18%)
• Balance of Clark County: $164.4M (-5.63%)

Reno and South Lake Tahoe Shine in the North

Northern Nevada told a strong story in May. Washoe County win climbed 8.34% to $98.2 million, led by Reno at +11.07%. South Lake Tahoe, on the Nevada side of the state line, posted the state's largest percentage gain at +23.49%, buoyed by resort travel from the Bay Area corridor.

The lone weak spot in the north was North Lake Tahoe at -10.74%, a small-scale market where a single property's performance can swing the aggregate.

• Washoe County: $98.2M (+8.34%)
• Reno: $70.5M (+11.07%)
• South Lake Tahoe: $16.7M (+23.49%)
• Elko County: $37.6M (+4.52%)
• North Lake Tahoe: $1.7M (-10.74%)
• Carson Valley Area: $12.5M (-1.95%)

What It Means for Sports Bettors

The monthly Nevada Gaming Control Board revenue release reports total gaming win across slots, tables, and race and sports book — the specific sports-betting-only breakout comes later in the full Gaming Revenue Report. That said, the top-line health of the industry matters to bettors. Operators posting strong overall revenue keep more capital to invest in mobile apps, retail refurbishments, marketing offers, and higher betting limits.

The Strip's +13.19% is the number to watch: BetMGM, Caesars, Wynn, and Resorts World all anchor Strip properties and stand to benefit most directly from tourist volumes. Circa Sports downtown will see the Downtown pullback (-4.16%) but the property remains an outlier growth story separate from the wider Fremont Street numbers. Sharp-focused independents like Westgate and South Point sit off-Strip and are less exposed to either extreme.

Fiscal Year in Perspective

With eleven of twelve fiscal-year months now on the books, Nevada gaming is tracking to close the fiscal year (which ends June 30) at roughly $16 billion in statewide win — comfortably above the $14.3 billion prior-year fiscal total pace, with the strongest final month typically coming from June travel.

Percentage-fee collections have climbed 5.07% fiscal-year-to-date on a base of over $1 billion, a modest but meaningful uptick that will show up in Nevada's general fund and, indirectly, in the responsible-gambling programs Nevada continues to expand.