The 2009-2010 edition of Casino City's North American Gaming Almanac and CD, released today by Casino City Press, reports that in 2008 gaming revenue in the US declined by 0.92 percent, for a total of $91.58 billion.
The Almanac contains over 600 pages on the North American gaming market, including market profiles for each state and Canadian province and nearly 1,000 charts and tables. Property rankings are also included, with top properties listed by type of gaming activity and property, and number of gaming positions, machines, table games, and hotel rooms.
Each gaming market profile includes a market overview, net gaming revenue by type, gaming property counts, machine and table game counts and distribution, gaming property profiles by type and by location, property owner profiles, and regulatory bodies. A chart showing 2008 North American gaming revenue by activity is included for print with this release.
'The North American Gaming Almanac is exceptionally helpful in obtaining a comprehensive view of the ever-changing gaming industry. The way that the data is presented allows such versatility of use that financial analysts, gaming analysts, market research consultants, casino operators, industry suppliers, regulators, libraries, and universities have all found that the Almanac facilitates their endeavors,' says Kelley Johnson, Casino City Content Development Specialist. 'Uses range from developing benchmarks to analyzing competitors and industry trends.'
