BY THE NUMBERS
FAr AND WiDe
The July 2023 edition of the Game Performance Report produced by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming and Fantini Research , which compiled data from approximately 391,000 slots , included a game distribution breakdown for North America .
According to the report , U . S . commercial casinos unsurprisingly accounted for just under a third ( 32.3 percent ) of the total game count in July , followed by 24.6 percent for U . S . tribal casinos and 21.3 percent for U . S . route operations .
The Canadian market as a whole accounted for a combined 16.5 percent , as Canadian casinos and video lottery terminal ( VLT ) route operations came in at 8.8 percent and 7.7 percent , respectively .
The two smallest segments in the market were cruise ships ( 3.8 percent ) and historical horse racing ( HHR ) casinos ( 1.8 percent ), but HHR in particular is expected to grow in coming years as a number of markets across the South and Midwest have moved to legalize the games .
To obtain a copy of any Eilers & Krejcik reports , contact Rick Eckert at reckert @ ekgamingllc . com .
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Arriving On a Jet Plane
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ( LVCVA ) recently released its annual list of arrivals to Las Vegas by city and state , which it has produced every year since 2017 .
In 2022 , the 10 U . S . cities that sent the most travelers to Las Vegas were , in order : Los Angeles ( 1.8 million ), San Francisco ( 1.3 million ), New York City ( 821,467 ), Chicago ( 756,045 ), Dallas ( 722,905 ), Seattle ( 682,629 ), Denver ( 643,870 ), Houston ( 533,406 ), Atlanta ( 484,535 ) and San Diego ( 479,721 ).
Interestingly , all of the top three cities tallied sizable yearover-year increases — Los Angeles generated a 50.6 percent increase in arrivals , compared to 43.3 percent for San Francisco and 35.1 percent for New York City .
Chicago ( -3.4 percent ) and Atlanta ( -8.3 percent ) were the only markets to record year-over-year decreases . San Diego had the biggest individual increase , at 69.8 percent .
Broken down by state , California , Texas , Florida , Washington and Illinois were the markets with the most departures to Las Vegas , in order .
10 U . S . cities that sent the most travelers to Las Vegas 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000
Los Angeles ( 1.8 million )
San Francisco ( 1.3 million )
New York City ( 821,467 )
Chicago ( 756,045 )
Dallas ( 722,905 )
Seattle ( 682,629 )
Denver ( 643,870 )
Houston ( 533,406 )
Atlanta ( 484,535 )
San Diego ( 479,721 )
6 Global Gaming Business SEPTEMBER 2023