USA. Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport announced this week that the operator of its slot machines business, Michael Gaughan Airport Slot Concession, Inc., has reached US$1 billion in revenue generation over the life of its contract to date.
The airport, one of two in the US (the other is Reno-Tahoe, also in Nevada) that offer slot games inside the terminal, has had a contract with Michael Gaughan Airport Slot Concession, Inc. for 36 years, and now features over 1,400 of its machines. The games generate US$39.8 million in gross revenue annually, which translates into US$34.4 million of income for the airport.
“Non-aviation revenue is beneficial in that it helps to lessen our costs for air carriers. As a discretionary travel market, we’re very diligent in keeping our costs to the airlines both stable and as low as we can reasonably maintain,” said Harry Reid International Airport Assistant Director for Business Commercial/Development Scott Kichline.
“Financial considerations aside, Las Vegas is known for casinos. Having slots in the airport is an amenity travellers largely enjoy and have come to expect. Seeing and hearing slots the moment they arrive sets the tone for an ‘Only Vegas’ experience, and on their way out, many also enjoy the opportunity to pursue one last jackpot.”
“We are happy that the slot machines located inside Harry Reid International Airport not only provide Las Vegas visitors the opportunity to spend a few minutes at one of our slot machines while they wait for their flight, but that the revenue generated also helps lower the operating costs for airlines at the airport and those lower rates trickle down to tourists who plan on visiting Las Vegas,” said Michael Gaughan’s Airport Slot Concession, Inc. General Manager Patricia Ross.
Las Vegas McCarran Airport was renamed Las Vegas Harry Reid Airport in December 2021.
