{"id":11168,"date":"2018-08-01T19:23:12","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T19:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=11168"},"modified":"2018-08-02T14:10:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T14:10:36","slug":"nevada-poker-report-june-2018-revenue-soars-5-on-back-of-record-setting-wsop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/nevada-poker-report-june-2018-revenue-soars-5-on-back-of-record-setting-wsop\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Poker Report June 2018: Revenue Soars 5% On Back Of Record-Setting WSOP"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the World Series of Poker<\/strong> spanning the entire month, June marks the start of the busy season for Nevada poker, and once again, a now-familiar storyline was continued. Even though poker rooms and poker tables are disappearing, poker revenue is on the rise: up nearly five percent in June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For the month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board<\/strong> (NGCB) counted 62 poker rooms<\/strong> and 683 tables<\/strong>. Compare that to the 62 poker rooms and 731 tables the state boasted last year. Yet, despite 48 fewer tables than a year ago (a 6.5 percent decline), business is booming.<\/p>\n

Nevada poker rooms collected $17.5 million this year, compared to last June\u2019s $16.8 million.<\/p>\n

As such, on a per table basis, June 2018 easily bested last year\u2019s numbers:<\/p>\n