The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) reported on Friday that August marked the eighth straight month of year-over-year visitation declines, with a 6.7% drop compared to last year. Despite this, gaming revenue continued its upward trend for the third consecutive month. The continued bad news as rendered by AI. (Image: Microsoft CoPilot) Though August’s visitation drop was only 6.7% year over year — less than the double digits seen earlier this year – every month in 2025 has seen a year-over-year visitor decrease of at least 1%, with most ranging 5-10%. Year -to-date totals show a 7.8% decrease, with the number of visitors shrinking from 28 million to 25.8 million — a loss of 2.2 million. August’s convention attendance, the singular bright spot for the region in 2025, fell 8% to 587,000 – largely due to the World Market Center summer show, which attracts 40,000 attendees, shifting from August to July. Hotel metrics mirrored the downtown. August occupancy…Read MoreCategory: Casino News, Commercial Gaming, Financial, Las Vegas, August, downturn, gaming revenue, slowdown, tourism, visitation, visitorsSource: Casino.org