Las Vegas Vital Stats » visitors http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/vitals Keep track of the latest figures, stats, and rankings in Las Vegas. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Las Vegas January Visitor Volume Flat http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/vitals/2008/03/11/las-vegas-january-visitor-volume-flat/ http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/vitals/2008/03/11/las-vegas-january-visitor-volume-flat/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:31:32 +0000 Las Vegas Now Staff http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/vitals/2008/03/11/las-vegas-january-visitor-volume-flat/ It seems that the Strip, while not completely immune, is doing its best to weather the current economic downturn, according the a report released today by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.  Impacting the numbers was a decrease in the number of rooms available to fill, due in part to the closing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino. Overall, Las Vegas January visitor volume fell by 0.6-percent. This modest decrease came despite the fact that convention attendance was down over 100,000 people, or -13.1 percent.

Gaming revenue on the strip was down by about $8 million, and was down 4.1-percent for Clark County as a whole. The county-wide visitor numbers were dragged down by softness in Boulder City, Laughlin and Mesquite. However, there was one bright spot for casino operators in Mesquite, as although visitor volume wasd down 5.4 percent, those who did make the trip appeared to spend more per-capita. The city’s gross gaming revenue rose 25.9-percent to just over $13 million.

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