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Tourism remains the lifeblood of Las Vegas, so there’s understandable angst when the numbers are anything less than rosy. Nevada’s fiscal health — gaming revenues make up about one-third of the state budget — depends upon a robust gaming industry. Yet visitation has fallen for six consecutive months, with an 11.3 percent decline in June . The occupancy rate was 78.7 percent, a drop of 6.5 percentage points. That’s the lowest level in nearly three years. The price of those rooms fell by 6.6 percent, at around $164 a night.

This doesn’t mean another Great Recession is lurking around the corner. Gaming win remains strong and even showed a year-over-year increase in June . The average daily room rate was slig

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