Gaming win, the amount of money gamblers lose, was $786.5 million in March 2009 in Clark County, which encompasses the Strip, Downtown and outlying locals' markets. That's 11.6% lower than March 2008 but 10.5% better than February 2009. Year-to-date, gaming win in the county is running 14.7% behind 2008.

Visitor volume was 3.2 million, down 6.5% from March 2008 but 10.2% better than February 2009. Year-to-date, the region has seen 8.7% fewer visitors.

Hotel occupancy averaged 89.7%, down 530 basis points from March 2008 but 200 basis points better than February, though the month-to-month gain appears to have come at the expense of the average room rate, which at $92.46 was 31.6% below March 2008. Year-to-date, occupancy is running 7.8% behind 2008 and the average daily room rate is off by 25.3%.