And we've recorded a billion dollars in gaming win in five consecutive months.' 'In Nevada, a billion dollars in gaming win is kind of a bellwether number. 'We weren't anticipating these type of numbers,' said Michael Lawton, senior analyst for Nevada Gaming Control Board. Nevada pocketed an all-time record $1.36 billion last month from gamblers, who are flooding back to the city nicknamed Lost Wages after months confined at home with little to spend their money on.

Barely a year after the Las Vegas Strip was shut down by COVID-19, its world-famous casinos have roared back to a record-breaking summer thanks to a remarkable winning streak.