Detailed data is provided for different groups of casinos, organized by geography, size (according to gaming revenue), and public corporations vs. privately owned.
The names of the resorts in any category are often speculated on but a definitive list is not revealed by the NGCB in accordance with state law.
However, independent analysis conducted by Frank Martin has revealed the names of the resorts for the Fiscal Year 2008.
[2] By the end of the decade, Nevada had become the fastest-growing state in the nation and increased gaming revenues by 150 percent.
There are 23 properties located on the strip, 13 more in urban Las Vegas, 3 in Laughlin, and the final 6 in Lake Tahoe and Reno area.
The previous table for gaming revenue greater than $72 million lists 47 casinos (42 of which are publicly owned).
The highest-profile resort on the strip area that did not exceed $72 million is the Hard Rock Casino.
The trio of classic casinos on the strip from the 1950s, The Tropicana, The Riviera, and The Sahara, earned less than $72 million in FY08.
The Herbst corporation reports in their annual report that the combined NV casino operations generated $337 million, but does not segment the number by property, gaming, room charge, RV charges, food and beverage, or other.
The only localscasino likely to have broken $72 million in 1990 was Sam's Town (Palace Station is considered to be a strip casino by the NGCB).
The table shows Gaming Licenses that earned over $72 million per year for Las Vegas Strip and for State of Nevada.
Also, the number of licenses which earned gaming revenue of over $1 million per year for the entire state are shown.