One Las Vegas Casino equals 23 Movie Screens

Las vegas raked in gambling revenues of USD 10 billion in the year 2009. This number, is comparable to the total amount spent by the whole of US on movies. Why is this comparison important?

The total number of licensed gambling operations in Las Vegas equals 1701. And the total number of movie screens in the US? 39,233.  Purely from a revenue perspective then, each gambling operation in Las Vegas equals 23 Movie Screens.

Statistics Source: The Economist, NATO Statistics.