What should you know about Las Vegas casinos?

Las Vegas casinos are commercial casinos licensed by Nevada, and state law bars anyone under 21 from gambling in them. In the year to June 2025, Clark County, home to Las Vegas, had 177 casinos earning $1 million or more in gaming revenue. Strip casinos took $21.08 billion in total revenue, of which $5.51 billion came from gaming.

By InsideCasino.us. Updated November 6, 2026.

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How many casinos are in Las Vegas?

The Nevada Gaming Control Board counted 305 casinos statewide that earned $1 million or more in gaming revenue in fiscal year 2025, which ended June 30, 2025. Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, Laughlin and Mesquite, had 177 of them. Smaller gaming venues earning under $1 million are not in that count.

AreaCasinos earning $1M+Total revenueGaming revenue
Nevada305$30.82 billion$11.22 billion
Clark County177$27.82 billion$9.65 billion
Las Vegas StripNot given in the release$21.08 billion$5.51 billion
Downtown Las VegasNot given in the release$1.62 billion$812.2 million

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, from the Nevada Gaming Abstract 2025. Total revenue includes rooms, food, drink and other spending.

How much of a Strip casino's money comes from gambling?

About a quarter. In fiscal year 2025, gaming brought in $5.51 billion of the Strip's $21.08 billion total revenue, or 26% by our calculation from the Control Board's figures. The rest came from rooms, food, drink and other spending. Combined net income at Strip casinos fell 81.2% to $154.2 million.

How old do you have to be to gamble in Las Vegas?

You must be 21. Nevada Revised Statutes section 463.350 prohibits gaming by anyone under 21. The rule applies statewide.

Did Las Vegas gaming grow in 2025?

Only slightly. For calendar year 2025, Nevada's gaming win rose 1.2% and Las Vegas Strip gaming win was roughly flat, up by less than 1%, according to Control Board figures reported by CDC Gaming Reports on January 28, 2026. Downtown Las Vegas rose 2.1%.

Can you play Las Vegas casinos online?

Not for casino games. Nevada does not license online slots or table games, so Las Vegas casinos cannot offer them online. Nevada does license online poker, and WSOP Online runs there. See Nevada's state page for the rules on sweepstakes and offshore sites.

What are the rules in your state?

Each state sets its own online casino rules. Pick a state to see its status, its regulator and the date we last checked it.

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Sources

Checked November 6, 2026. Regulator rules were read through the sources listed, and they can change. How we research.