{"id":9363,"date":"2018-07-02T16:11:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T16:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=9363"},"modified":"2018-07-02T17:34:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T17:34:19","slug":"nevada-poker-report-may-2018-100-new-tables-added-in-lead-up-to-wsop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/nevada-poker-report-may-2018-100-new-tables-added-in-lead-up-to-wsop\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Poker Report May 2018: 100 New Tables Added In Lead-Up To WSOP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like clockwork, the number of poker tables in Las Vegas, Nevada<\/strong> swells from May to July every year. The reason: the thousands of poker players that flock to the city from around the globe for the World Series of Poker<\/strong> that begins in late May.<\/p>\n

This time around, Las Vegas poker rooms added nearly 100 poker tables in May<\/strong>, but that\u2019s just the buildup, the revenue bump from the WSOP won\u2019t be felt until next month.<\/p>\n

Still, there was a solid year-over-year revenue increase in May, as the Nevada Gaming Control Board<\/strong> reported a 2.85 percent increase in poker revenue for the month.<\/p>\n

Poker revenue reached $9,171,000, compared $8,917,000 the state\u2019s poker rooms collected in May 2017. However, it should be noted that the 2017 WSOP began on May 31, whereas the 2018 WSOP kicked off on May 29.<\/p>\n

For the month of May, the NGCB counted 62 poker rooms<\/strong> and 688 tables<\/strong>. Interestingly, that\u2019s well below the number of tables the state\u2019s card rooms boasted in May 2017. Last year there was 62 poker rooms, but 724 tables.<\/p>\n

On a per table basis, May 2018 easily bested last year\u2019s numbers:<\/p>\n