Only 12 percent went to Vegas to gamble in 2014

Only 12 percent of the 41.1 million visitors to Las Vegas last year came specifically to gamble, down from last year, according to a new survey by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Seventy-one percent of 2014 visitors said they gambled while in Las Vegas, the same as last year, but down significantly from 80 percent in 2010 and 77 percent in 2011. Gamblers spent an average of 2.6 hours per day gambling, down from 2.9 hours each in 2010, 2011, and last year. The average gaming budget in 2014 was $530.11, similar to last year but up significantly from $466.20 in 2010 and $447.63 in 2011. 

“Twenty-four percent of visitors said they would be more likely to visit Las Vegas even with the wider gambling choices available to them, the same as last year’s results.”

Over the course of their entire stay in Las Vegas, visitors spent an average of $281.88 on food and drink, similar to last year of $278.95.

 

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