Room rates were up, plus there were 4,000 more rooms available. That impacted room revenues during the fiscal year.
Even more surprising was the amount (played on baccarat), $426 million, up 107 percent over last year.
The numbers were better than we expected. We knew we were comparing against a strong August last year, up 11.2 percent, and we knew having one less Saturday in the month would have an effect.
The opening of the first new resort on the Las Vegas Strip in five years obviously had an impact.
A lot is going to depend on the win percentage and who is lucky, the players or the casinos.
It's difficult to make predictions, but it seems we're on the same growth pace.
We're not seeing any downturn in the gaming industry, and it should continue to grow. We're seeing tremendous growth statewide. Every month in 2005 was a record month.
It's just the timing of cashing out winning tickets.
There is much more happening in March, and we usually expect a bit of a lull in April. April was a monthly record despite a tough comparison from last year, which was a very strong month.
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