A report shows tourism continued to improve in June in Las Vegas, with the 16th straight month of increases in visitors and average hotel room rates.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority released a report Wednesday that shows visitor numbers grew 7 percent and average daily room rates jumped 13 percent in June compared with June 2010.
The average daily hotel room rate rose from $89.54 in June 2010 to $101.15 this year.
Gambling revenue jumped most dramatically on the Las Vegas Strip, with a 32.3 percent year-over-year increase. The Boulder Strip showed more modest gains of 5.7 percent.
Downtown Las Vegas represented the lone downturn, with that area of the city seeing a 4.1 percent drop in gambling revenue.