“It's definitely trending in the right direction.”Īnalysts agree-the Strip is making a faster comeback from the dog days of the pandemic, when casinos were closed for more than two months. “The Strip was down compared with June 2019, but it had an incredibly strong comeback for the quarter-the third best quarter for the strip all time,” says Lawton. But year to date, the Strip is down 11% compared to the same time in June 2019, which means the tourist-dependent Strip still needs time to recover. The quarter is up 8.3% compared with the same quarter in 2019. Revenue from casinos on the Strip for second quarter of 2021 is the third highest of all time at $1.79 billion.
While the Strip still needs convention business and international travel for a full recovery, American gamblers are spending enough money in Sin City to keep things afloat.
