{"id":7503,"date":"2018-06-03T17:52:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T17:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=7503"},"modified":"2018-06-04T14:35:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:35:36","slug":"nevada-poker-report-april-2018-the-calm-before-the-wsop-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/nevada-poker-report-april-2018-the-calm-before-the-wsop-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Poker Report April 2018: The Calm Before The WSOP Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nevada poker numbers are one of the more counterintuitive data sets you\u2019ll come across. For well over a year the industry has seen revenue trending up while the number of poker rooms and poker tables trend down.\u00a0 April 2018 saw both trends reverse.<\/p>\n

The Nevada Gaming Control Board<\/strong> reported a -1.09 percent year-over-year decrease in poker revenue for the month.<\/p>\n

Poker revenue reached $8,350,000 in April, compared to $8,442,000 poker rooms collected in April 2017.<\/p>\n

For the month, the NGCB counted 64 poker rooms and 595 tables. That\u2019s a solid bump on both fronts compared to March\u2019s 62 poker rooms and 567 poker tables. It\u2019s also an increase over April 2017, when the state boasted 64 poker rooms and 586 tables, marking the first time in recent memory that the number of poker tables has increased year-over-year.<\/p>\n

The bump could represent some rooms getting an early start on the summer tournament season. A World Poker Tour<\/strong> stop, the Super High Roller Bowl<\/strong>, and the World Series of Poker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, on a per table basis, April 2018 dropped off from last year\u2019s numbers:<\/p>\n