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Updated at 2:46 p.m., Friday, February 9, 2007

2006 Las Vegas gambling revenue up 10% to $10.6B

Bloomberg News Service

Las Vegas Strip gambling revenue increased 11 percent in 2006 to $6.69 billion, a record for the largest casino market in the U.S.

Gambling revenue for all of Clark County, Nev., which

includes the Las Vegas Strip as well as downtown and suburban

casinos, was $10.6 billion, a 9.5 percent increase over last

year, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said today in a statement.