The Las Vegas casino industry is back on form, but casino gaming elsewhere in the US is still searching for an upswing.

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According to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded its view of the US gaming market from “stable” to “negative.” While the Las Vegas gaming market is re-reaching its pre-crisis strength, markets elsewhere are struggling to find growth.

Nevada’s 265 casinos took US$ 11.14bn in 2013, which was a 2.6 percent increase over 2012. It was the largest amount since 2008, according to UNLV research. The Las Vegas Strip accounted for around US$ 6.5bn of the state’s overall gaming revenue in 2013. This year, Strip revenues are continuing the upward trend and will likely see their fifth straight year-over-year gain.