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Casinos hit by slowdown

(via The Wall Street Journal) · April 10, 2008 · 8:33 AM

The economic downturn is changing Las Vegas's luck for the worse, the Wall Street Journal writes today.

Gambling revenues are down for the second straight month, compared to revenues from a year ago. Revenue from the Strip dropped 3.1 percent, according to figures released Wednesday from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the WSJ writes.

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