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State Information : Statistics

This section includes 2007 economic impact data for the 12 states with commercial casinos and the 11 states with racetrack casinos. To view statistics from more than one state at a time, hold the ctrl button on your keyboard while you select states from the menu.





Colorado  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 45
Gaming Format Land-based (limited stakes; $5 maximum bet)
Casino Employees 7,925
Casino Employee Wages $247.97 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $816.13 million
Gaming Tax Revenue $115.41 million
How Taxes Spent Local communities, historic preservation, general fund
Legalization Date November 1990
First Casino Opening Date October 1991
State Gaming Tax Rate Graduated tax rate with a maximum tax of 20% on gaming revenue
Mode of Legalization Statewide vote, legislative action
Admissions Data not available

Sources: Colorado Gaming Association, Colorado Gaming Control Board


Delaware  Click, to go to top of page

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 3
Public/Private Arrangement Publicly run video lottery terminals with distributions to operators
Racino Employees 2,891
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $612.41 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $216.63 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 48%
How Taxes Spent General fund
Legalization Date 1994
First Racino Opening Date 1995
Mode of Legalization Legislative action

Source: Delaware Lottery


Florida  Click, to go to top of page

Racetrack Casinos

Current Number of Operating Racinos 3
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facilities with slot machines
Racino Employeese 2,270
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $202.30 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $101.15 million
Revenue Retained by Operator 50%1
How Taxes Spent Statewide education
Legalization Date 2006
First Racino Opening Date 2006
Mode of Legalization Statewide referendum, local option vote, legislative action

Source:

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

1This figure only represents what operators retain after state taxes are collected.  It does not take into account what operators allocate to horse and dog breeders' funds, local authorities and public gambling awareness.  Thus, the percentage of revenue retained by operators is actually significantly lower than this 50 percent figure.


Illinois  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 9
Gaming Format Riverboat
Casino Employees 8,337
Casino Employee Wages $347.71 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.983 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $833.90 million
How Taxes Spent Education assistance, local government
Legalization Date February 1990
First Casino Opening Date September 1991
State Gaming Tax Rate Graduated tax rate from 15% to 50% of gross gaming revenue, $2-3 per patron admissions tax
Mode of Legalization Legislative action
Admissions 16.53 million

Sources: Illinois Casino Gaming Association, Illinois Gaming Board


Indiana  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 11
Gaming Format Riverboat
Casino Employees 15,671
Casino Employee Wages $618.28 million (includes benefits and tips)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $2.625 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $841.99 million
How Taxes Spent Economic development, local government
Legalization Date November 1993
First Casino Opening Date December 1995
State Gaming Tax Rate Graduated tax rate from 15% to 35% of gross gaming revenue, $3 per patron admissions tax
Mode of Legalization Legislative action, local option vote
Admissions 27.23 million
Development Agreement Payments to Local Governments $105.7 million

Sources: Casino Association of Indiana, Indiana Gaming Commission


Iowa  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 17 (10 riverboats, 4 land-based, 3 racetrack casinos)
Gaming Format Riverboat, racetrack and land-based casinos
Casino Employees 10,434
Casino Employee Wages $335.87 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.363 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $314.78 million
How Taxes Spent Infrastructure improvements, local government, general fund, schools and universities, the environment, tourism
Legalization Date July 1989
First Casino Opening Date April 1991
State Gaming Tax Rate Graduated tax rate with a maximum tax of up to 22% on gross gaming revenue at riverboats and land-based casinos and up to 24% at racetracks with slots and table games
Mode of Legalization Local county option vote, legislative action
Admissions 23.35 million

Sources: Iowa Gaming Association, Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission

Note: For Iowa, Lousiana and Pennsylvania, where gaming operations include both commercial casinos and racetrack casinos, statistics for both types of facilities are included in overall commercial casino figures for the state.

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 3
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facilities with slot machines and table games
Racino Employees 2,802
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $455.24 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $109.90 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 76%
How Taxes Spent Infrastructure improvements, local government, general fund, schools and universities, the environment, tourism
Legalization Date 1994
First Racino Opening Date 1995
Mode of Legalization Local county option vote, legislative action

Source: Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission


Louisiana  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 18 (13 riverboats, 1 land-based, 4 racetrack casinos)
Gaming Format Riverboat, land-based, racetrack casino
Casino Employees 18,009
Casino Employee Wages $666.15 million
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $2.566 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $559.19 million
How Taxes Spent General fund, City of New Orleans, public retirement systems, state capitol improvements, rainy day fund
Legalization Date July 1991
First Casino Opening Date October 1993
State Gaming Tax Rate Riverboat casinos: 21.5%1
Land-based casino: $60 million annual tax or 21.5% of gross gaming revenue, whichever is greater
Racetrack casinos: 18.5% tax on gross gaming revenue, 18% of net revenue paid to horsemen, 4% of the above net revenue then paid to local parish
Mode of Legalization Local option vote, legislative action
Admissions 37.07 million

Sources: Louisiana Casino Association, Louisiana Gaming Control Board

1Riverboat casinos pay an additional 4% to 6% to local governing authorities under the terms of “local boarding fee” agreements.

Note: For Iowa, Lousiana and Pennsylvania, where gaming operations include both commercial casinos and racetrack casinos, statistics for both types of facilities are included in overall commercial casino figures for the state.

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 4
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facilities with slot machines
Racino Employees 2,377
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $369.38 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $68.15 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 63.6%
How Taxes Spent General fund, local parishes
Legalization Date 1997
First Racino Opening Date 2002
Mode of Legalization Local option vote, legislative action

Source: Louisiana Gaming Control Board, individual properties


Maine  Click, to go to top of page

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 1
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facility with slot machines
Racino Employees 167
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $43.25 million
Distributions to State/Local Govt $20.59 million
Revenue Retained by Operator 52.2%
How Taxes Spent Education, health care, agriculture, gambling control board administration
Legalization Date 2004
First Racino Opening Date November 2005
Mode of Legalization Local option vote, legislative action

Source: Maine Gambling Control Board, Penn National Gaming, Inc.


Michigan  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 3
Gaming Format Land-based
Casino Employees 7,650
Casino Employee Wages $389.20 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.335 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $365.60 million
How Taxes Spent Public safety, capital improvements, youth programs, tax relief, neighborhood development and improvement, infrastructure repair and improvement
Legalization Date December 1996
First Casino Opening Date July 1999
State Gaming Tax Rate 24% tax on gross gaming revenue1 (11.9% to city of Detroit, 12.1% to state of Michigan); effective tax rate 23.02% (including taxes and fees)
Mode of Legalization Local advisory vote, statewide voter referendum, legislative action
Admissions Data not available

Source:

Michigan Gaming Control Board, individual properties

1Effective October 2007, MGM Grand Detroit's tax rate was decreased to 19 percent when its permanent facility was deemed fully operational.


Mississippi  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Commercial Casinos 29
Gaming Format Dockside, land-based
Casino Employees 30,572
Casino Employee Wages $950.45 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $2.891 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $350.44 million
How Taxes Spent Housing, education, transportation, health care services, youth counseling programs, local public safety programs
Legalization Date 1990
First Casino Opening Date August 1992
State Gaming Tax Rate

Graduated tax of 8% on gaming revenues; up to 4% additional tax on gaming revenues may be imposed by local governments
Mode of Legalization Local option vote, legislative action
Admissions 36.96 million

Source: Mississippi Casino Operators Association, Mississippi Gaming Commission


Missouri  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 12
Gaming Format Riverboat (continuous boarding)
Casino Employees 12,160
Casino Employee Wages $334.0 million (includes benefits and tips)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.592 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $417.33 million
How Taxes Spent Education, local public safety programs, disordered gambling treatment, veterans' programs, early childhood programs
Legalization Date August 1993
First Casino Opening Date May 1994
State Gaming Tax Rate 20% tax on gross gaming revenue; $2 per patron admission fee, per excursion, split between home dock community and the state
Mode of Legalization Statewide vote, local option vote and legislative action
Admissions 49.45 million

Sources: Missouri Gaming Association, Missouri Gaming Commission


Nevada  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # Operating Casinos 270*
Gaming Format Land-based
Casino Employees 201,953*
Casino Employee Wages $8.63 billion* (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $12.849 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $1.034 billion
How Taxes Spent Education, local governments, general fund, problem gambling programs
Legalization Date 1931
First Casino Opening Date 1931
State Gaming Tax Rate Graduated tax rate with a maximum tax of 6.75% on gross gaming revenue; additional fees and levies may be imposed by counties, municipalities and the state adding approximately 1% to the tax burden
Mode of Legalization Legislative action
Visitor Volume 54.34 million

Sources: Nevada Gaming Control Board, Nevada Commission on Tourism

*Statistics include only locations with gross casino gaming revenue of at least $1 million for FY06.


New Jersey  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 11
Gaming Format Land-based
Casino Employees 41,672
Casino Employee Wages $1.18 billion (includes tips but not benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $4.921 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $474.72 million
How Taxes Spent Senior citizens, disabled, economic revitalization programs
Legalization Date 1976
First Casino Opening Date 1978
State Gaming Tax Rate 8% tax on gross gaming revenue, plus a community investment alternative obligation of 1.25% of gross gaming revenue (or an investment alternative 2.5% on gross gaming revenue); 3.1875% tax on casino complimentaries
Mode of Legalization Statewide vote, legislative action
Visitor Volume 33.30 million

Sources: New Jersey Casino Control Commission, South Jersey Transportation Authority


New Mexico  Click, to go to top of page

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 5
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facilities with slot machines
Racino Employees 1,660
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $244.78 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $63.64 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 54.75%
How Taxes Spent General fund, problem gambling treatment
Legalization Date 1997
First Racino Opening Date 1999
Mode of Legalization Legislative action

Source: New Mexico Gaming Control Board


New York  Click, to go to top of page

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 8
Public/Private Arrangement Publicly run video lottery terminals with distributions to operators
Racino Employees 3,741
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $828.18 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $449.90 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 29.7%
How Taxes Spent Education
Legalization Date 2001
First Racino Opening Date 2004
Mode of Legalization Legislative action

Source: New York Racing and Wagering Board


Oklahoma  Click, to go to top of page

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 3
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facilities with slot machines
Racino Employees 822
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $78.70 million
Distributions to State/Local Governments $10.17 million
Revenue Retained by Operator 59%
How Taxes Spent Education
Legalization Date November 2004
First Racino Opening Date October 2005
Mode of Legalization Statewide question on ballot

Source: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, State of Oklahoma - Office of the State Auditor and Inspector


Pennsylvania  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Casino Format Land-based, racetrack casaino (slot machines only)
Casino Employees 4,877
Casino Employee Wages $104.7 million1 (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.09 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $472.76 million2
How Taxes Spent Property tax relief, economic development, tourism, horse racing industry, host local governments
Legalization Date July 5, 2004
First Casino Opening Date October 2007
State Gaming Tax Rate 34% to state gaming fund; 12% to horse racing industry; 5% to economic development and tourism; 4% to local and county governments
Mode of Legalization Legislative action
Admissions Data not available

Sources:

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, individual properties

1Employee wage numbers only reflect operations at five of the six properties in the state becasue one company declined to participate in our data gathering.

2This figure does not include slot license fees paid by each of the nine licensed facilities totaling $450 million.

Note: For Iowa, Lousiana and Pennsylvania, where gaming operations include both commercial casinos and racetrack casinos, statistics for both types of facilities are included in overall commercial casino figures for the state.

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 5
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facilities with slot machines
Racino Employees 3,753
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $1.063 billion
Distributions to State/Local Governments $461.07 million1
Revenue Retained by Operator 45%
How Taxes Spent Property tax relief, economic development, tourism, horse racing industry, host local government
Legalization Date July 5, 2004
First Racino Opening Date November 14, 2006
Mode of Legalization Legislative action