Baseball underdogs boost Nevada casino sportsbook revenue

Nevada casino sportsbooks hit their baseball betting revenue out of the park in the month of June, according to official reports.

Figures released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) show statewide casino gaming revenue of $895.4m in the month of June. The figure is up less than 1% from the same month last year but down more than $100m from May 2017’s result. Revenue at Las Vegas Strip casinos was up 1.7% to $497m.

June marks the end of Nevada’s most recent fiscal year, during which the annual gaming revenue figure was up nearly 3% to over $11.4b. The state’s all-time peak came in those heady pre-recession days of 2007, when gaming revenue hit $12.5b.

June’s slots revenue was up nearly 1% to $600.2m, while total Games & Tables revenue rose by a similarly small margin to $295.2m. Blackjack led the table chart with $85.3m (+2.1%), easily outpacing runner-up baccarat, which dipped 13.2% to $66.7m. Craps revenue gained 1.3% to $32.5m while roulette slipped less than 1% to $25.4m.