Aquarius Casino in Laughlin posts Revenue Decrease for 2015

Laughlin, NV

American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC is the owner of the Stratosphere, Aquarius Casino Resort, and two Arizona Charlies Casinos.

Aquarius Casino reported a decrease in Revenue for the 4th quarter of 2015.

Hotel revenue, Hotel Occupancy and Casino Revenue also dropped for the entire year 2015, compared to 2014.   Only Food and Beverage revenue was up for 2015.

- Fourth quarter revenue decreased of 3.1% compared to 2014

The 2015 full year numbers for the Aquarius showed:

Hotel revenue decreased 3.2% in 2015 

Hotel Occupancy decreased to 39.9% in 2015 compared to 42.2% in 2014. 

Casino revenue decreased 3.4% due to decreased slot, table, and race and sports revenue. 

Food and beverage revenue increased 4.2% due to a higher average check per cover.

The breakdown for the other properties for the fourth quarter were:

Stratosphere, fourth quarter net revenue rose 13.8%

Arizona Charlie’s fourth quarter net revenue fell 0.9%

Overall, however, ACEP, showed a revenue and profit growth for for the fourth quarter of 2015 and the 2015 full year.

Fourth quarter revenue was $89.3 million, up 5.3%
For the full year 2015 net revenue was $373.1 million, up 6.3% from 2014.
Fourth quarter earnings were $3.3 million
For the full year 2015 net income was $12.1 million, compared to $7 million in 2014.

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St. Patrick's Day, Shamrocks and Shenanigans in Laughlin

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St. Patrick's Day (March 15th) falls on a Tuesday this year.   

The Colorado Belle has both weekends (before and after St. Patty's Day) covered with their annual Shamrocks and Shenanigans Riverwalk Festival.

5th Annual Shamrocks and Shenanigans
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day for two great weekends on the river!

Free live entertainment by great Irish bands outdoors on the Loading dock stage, plus plenty of beer and delicious Irish cuisine from vendors along the Riverwalk

Hours
March 11th Friday   2-10PM
March 12th Saturday 2-10PM
March 13th Sunday   Noon-7PM

March 17th Thursday 2-10PM
March 18th Friday   2-10PM
March 19th Saturday 2-10PM
March 20th Sunday   Noon-7Pm

Food, beer, beverages will be available for purchase at booths.  Entertainment is Free.

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Kid Rock Coming to Laughlin

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Kicd Rock

The "Buzz" around Laughlin is Kid Rock will be coming for a show at the Laughlin Event Center. 

May 21st.   

No official announcement or ticket information is available yet.   It's just the Laughlin Buzz!

Update 3/5/16

It is now official, as we shared Kid Rock will be at the Laughlin Event Center on May 21st. Tickets go on sale March 11th at Tickemaster.

For those who remember, Kid Rock last had a concert at the Aquarius Casino back in 2008.   It was held in the former outdoor amphitheater right next to the Laughlin Riverwalk.  Pics below are from that show*.

Kid Rock in Laughlin at the Aquarius Casino - 2008

Kid Rock performing at the Aquarius Casino in 2008

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There are also two very brief clips of the Kid Rock concert on Youtube.  

The second one is of somewhat diminished quality. 

Watch for official announcements and ticket details as soon as they are available.

Kid Rock

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Nevada, Las Vegas Strip Gaming Down; Laughlin UP

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The Gaming Revenue Numbers for January are out.  The state as a whole was down, as was the Las Vegas Strip.  Meanwhile, Laughlin numbers were up.  

Casinos in Laughlin, NV posted a gaming revenue increase of 6.92% for the month of January 2016
(compared to the same period in 2015).

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported statewide gaming revenue in Laughlin was $42,303,361 in January 2016 compared to $39,672,749 in January 2015.  

Statewide, Nevada was gaming revenue was down -2.87%

In Clark County, Laughlin, Downtown Vegas, North Las Vegas and the Boulder Strip were all up, while the Las Vegas Strip was down -7.72%


The breakdown by area was as follows:

Las Vegas Strip      -  down  -7.72%
Downtown Vegas   -  up       8.83%
Laughlin                -  up       6.92%
North Las Vegas     -  up      10.57%
Boulder Strip          -  up      16.09%
Mesquite                 -  down  -1.81%

Clark County (where Laughlin and Vegas are located) had an overall gaming decrease of 3.3%.for November of 2015.

Data and the above Chart are from the Nevada Gaming Control Board Press Release which can be viewed in it's entirety at:  http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=10899


Gaming numbers are comparisons based on the same month for the previous year.  

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