Strip results jump 12.3 percent for January

Thursday, March 11, 2004 | 11:10 a.m.

Thanks to a robust Chinese New Year performance on the Strip, Nevada's 349 casinos won $882.1 million from gamblers in January, up 4.4 percent from $844.9 million in January 2003, the state Gaming Control Board reported today.

Chinese New Year 2003 was in February, making the Strip's January comparison easier.

Strip casinos won $482.5 million, up 12.3 percent from $429.6 million, a jump made more impressive when coupled with last year's increase of 13.8 percent from the $377.4 million won in January 2002.

Downtown Las Vegas suffered a 10.4 percent drop in casino win, to $54.3 million from $60.6 million, after Binion's Horseshoe and the Castaways closed in the month.

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