The 18 Las Vegas poker rooms on the Strip took in $8.6 million worth of rake from their cash games in July this year. That’s according to Nevada state figures.

The revenue was off slightly from the $8.9 million raked in July 2017. June of this year saw Strip-area poker revenue of $14.1 million, up more than six percent year-over-year. June’s statewide total of about $17.5 million nearly broke the single-month record.

Over the 12 months prior to Aug. 1, 2018, the Strip-area poker rooms took in $79.5 million, up more than two percent compared to the same period a year prior.

In terms of year-over-year revenue change for the 12 months, traditional poker on or near the Strip is outperforming blackjack (down 2.8 percent to $891 million), three-card poker (down 7.4 percent to $94.6 million) and mini-baccarat (down 15.5 percent to $55.4 million).

Poker grew slightly more than craps (roughly 2 percent vs. 1.5 percent).

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