Nevada Gaming Revenue Grew Nearly 11% in 2006 to Reach $11 Billion According to Casino City

Casino City Press has announced the release of the 2007 edition of the "Nevada Gaming Almanac," the industry's best single source for Nevada gaming market data and contact information. In addition to summary pages with current FY 2006 profit-and-loss results, the new edition provides five-year revenue statistics for each jurisdiction along with essential ratios including slots per room, slots per game, and games per square foot.

The Almanac reports that in 2006 the Nevada gaming industry saw double-digit revenue growth of 13.07 percent across all departments. Casino, beverage, food, and hotel-room revenues grew by 10.95, 12.71, 13.37, and 14.35 percent, respectively. In the games area, 25-dollar slots saw the most unit growth in 2006, with 53.75 percent. Penny slots (39.91 percent) and poker (39.05 percent) were a distant second and third.

The new Almanac also gives counts and distribution of gaming properties, devices, and tables along with detailed profiles of Nevada properties, owners, industry suppliers, and regulatory agencies. In addition, names and titles are provided for more than 5,000 Nevada gaming executives across 40 departments.

The CD version of the "Nevada Gaming Almanac" provides the entire contents of the current and prior printed almanacs in electronic format along with a unique Gaming Market Analyzer tool that allows the user to define markets by type of gaming establishment and location (including radius searching) and shows detailed profiles for each property in the gaming market plus summary data such as number or properties, gaming machines, poker tables, hotel rooms, and employees. Other CD features include a Nevada Gaming Property Map and annual reports of Nevada gaming businesses.

To find out more about "Casino City's Nevada Gaming Almanac," online service, and package specials, visit www.CasinoCityPress.com or call 1-800-490-1715.

Casino City Press is a leading publisher and distributor of reference books and directories for the gaming industry. Other titles include "Casino City's Gaming Business Directory," "Casino City's North American Gaming Almanac," and "Casino City's Global Gaming Almanac."

Contact: Bill Riley Marketing Manager Casino City Press 617-332-2850 ext 116