Downtown (Nevada gaming area)
administrative designation of a gambling area including downtown Las Vegas
"Downtown Las Vegas Area" is the name assigned by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) which includes the Downtown Las Vegas area casinos and The Strat casino tower which is located 2 miles (3.2 km) from Fremont Street. The city of Las Vegas uses the term Downtown Gaming for the casinos near the Fremont Street Experience. The land is part of the 110 acres (45 ha) that were auctioned on May 15, 1905 when the city was founded.
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In the fiscal year 1988 the ratio of revenue for the Strip compared to downtown was less than 3:1. By 2008, gambling on the Strip had grown to outpace downtown by over 10:1. However, downtown rode the massive increase in tourist spending from 2004 through 2007 that swelled the non-gaming revenue of the area. Non-gaming revenue and income hit an all-time high in 2006.
The population of the city of Las Vegas has increased from 249,000 in 1990 to over 600,000 in 2010. In the interim three major hotels have been constructed inside the city limits (Stratosphere Las Vegas, Suncoast Hotel and Casino, and JW Marriott Rampart Casino). The downtown casino district with over 1100 employees has remained important to the city.
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