U.S. Casinos Post Best Year Ever

Commercial casino gaming revenue was up more 4 percent in 2018, topping $42 billion. A new report on the performance credits a host of factors—major new resort openings, more machine games, the rise of sports betting—for the increase.

U.S. commercial casinos booked nearly $42.7 billion in gaming revenue in 2018, a new record for the industry.

Spurred mainly by major openings in Massachusetts, New York and Atlantic City, revenue jumped 4 percent over 2017, according to “The Adams Revenue Report,” a performance review encompassing 23 commercial casino markets compiled by gaming analyst and consultant Ken Adams.

It was a “good year,” according to Adams, who also credited it to increases in machine gaming numbers and the nationwide introduction of sports betting.