Happy player in local casino. While foot traffic slows and room rates tumble on the Las Vegas Strip, a surprising group of casinos is cashing in — and it’s not who you might expect.

Las Vegas Strip casinos struggle as ‘local’ casinos … News / Jul 30, 2025 / 01:11 AM CDT Video poker machines are full. Hotel parking is expanding. The new food is drawing crowds.

Posted: Aug 10, 2025 / 01:48 PM CDT Updated: Aug 10, 2025 / 01:48 PM CDT Video above: July 30, 2025, coverage of Las Vegas Strip casinos struggling as ‘local’ casinos report 49-year high earnings.

Las Vegas has been on a hot streak coming out of the pandemic. The state saw casinos win record amounts from gamblers three years in a row before the run ended in June, the end of the fiscal year ...