The UNLV Center for Gaming Research recently published a study detailing the popularity of casino table games over more than 20 years. Here are the numbers you need to know:
23.62%
In 1985, blackjack accounted for more than 50 percent of the money Vegas casinos took in from table games. By 2012, it was down to 23.62 percent.
9%
Craps is down, too. The dice game dropped from 28.04 percent of table profits in 1985 to 8.89 percent in 2012.
43.88%
Baccarat made up the difference. Its 2012 table revenues are more than triple its take from 1985, at 43.88 percent.
10.02%
Baccarat is responsible for nearly half of casinos’ floor game profits, but accounts for just 10.02 percent of the real estate. Blackjack, meanwhile, consumes over half of table-game space. (Come on, blackjack, pull your weight!)
.2%
From 1989 to 1993, Red Dog took in .2 percent of table game revenues. What the hell is Red Dog?!
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