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State Information : Statistics

This section includes 2006 economic impact data for the 11 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 46
Gaming Format Land-based (limited stakes)
Casino Employees 7,829
Casino Employee Wages $295.4 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $782.1 million
Gaming Tax Revenue $108.4 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 2,924
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $651.73 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $232.55 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 1,528
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $10.31 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $5.15 million
Revenue Retained by Operator 50%
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


Illinois  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 9
Gaming Format Riverboat
Casino Employees 8,819
Casino Employee Wages $332.8 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.924 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $830.24 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 16.18 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, dockside and land-based casinos
Casino Employees 16,000
Casino Employee Wages $609.5 million (includes benefits and tips)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $2.577 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $833.67 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 27.49 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 16 (10 riverboats, 3 land-based, 3 racetrack casinos)
Gaming Format Riverboat, racetrack and land-based casinos
Casino Employees 9,732
Casino Employee Wages $330.5 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.173 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $289.43 million
How Taxes Spent Infrastructure improvements, local government, general fund, schools and universities, the environment
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 up to 24% at racetracks with slots and table games
Mode of Legalization Local option vote, legislative action
Admissions 21.85 million

Sources: Iowa Gaming Association, Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission

Note: For Iowa and Lousiana, 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 Nonprofit and privately operated facilities with slot machines and table games
Racino Employees 2,831
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $399.61 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $105.46 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 76.3%
How Taxes Spent Infrastructure improvements, local government, general fund, schools and universities, the environment
Legalization Date 1994
First Racino Opening Date 1995
Mode of Legalization Local option vote, legislative action

Source: Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission


Louisiana  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 16 (12 riverboats, 1 land-based, 3 racetrack casinos)
Gaming Format Riverboat, land-based, racetrack casino
Casino Employees 17,859
Casino Employee Wages $565.1 million
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $2.567 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $527.80 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 36.75 million

Sources: Casino Association of Louisiana, 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 and Lousiana, 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
Racino Employees 2,245
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $375.36 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $69.27 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 63.6%
How Taxes Spent General fund, purses and local parishes
Legalization Date 1997
First Racino Opening Date 2002
Mode of Legalization Local option vote, legislative action

Source: Louisiana Gaming Control Board


Maine  Click, to go to top of page

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 1
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facilities with slot machines
Racino Employees 180
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $37.52 million
Distributions to State/Local Govt $18.07 million
Revenue Retained by Operator 51.8%
How Taxes Spent Education, health care, agriculture and 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 6,961
Casino Employee Wages $379.6 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.303 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $349.86 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 revenue (11.9% to city of Detroit, 12.1% to state of Michigan)
Mode of Legalization Local advisory vote, statewide voter referendum, legislative action
Admissions Data not available

Source: Michigan Gaming Control Board


Mississippi  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 27
Gaming Format Dockside, land-based
Casino Employees 26,010
Casino Employee Wages $771.3 million (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $2.570 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $301.62 million
How Taxes Spent Housing, education, transportation, health care services, youth counseling programs
Legalization Date 1990
First Casino Opening Date August 1992
State Gaming Tax Rate

Graduated tax rate on first $134,000 of gaming revenue, with all subsequent gaming revenue taxed at 8%; up to 4% additional tax on gaming revenues may be imposed by local governments
Mode of Legalization Local option vote, legislative action
Admissions 35.65 million

Source: Mississippi Casino Operators Association, Mississippi Gaming Commission


Missouri  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 11
Gaming Format Riverboat (continuous boarding)
Casino Employees 10,900
Casino Employee Wages $330.0 million (includes benefits and tips)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $1.592 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $424.57 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 53.08 million

Sources: Missouri Riverboat Gaming Association, Missouri Gaming Commission


Nevada  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # Operating Casinos 274*
Gaming Format Land-based
Casino Employees 215,041*
Casino Employee Wages $8.38 billion* (includes tips and benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $12.622 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $1.012 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 51.40 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 45,043
Casino Employee Wages $1.25 billion (includes tips but not benefits)
Gross Casino Gaming Revenue $5.219 billion
Gaming Tax Revenue $508.78 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); 4.25% tax on casino complimentaries
Mode of Legalization Statewide vote, legislative action
Visitor Volume 34.53 million

Sources:

New Jersey Casino Control Commission, South Jersey Transportation Authority

*The Sands Hotel & Casino closed on Nov. 11, 2006.  Most figures for New Jersey will reflect data for the full 12 properties operating in the state for the majority of the year.


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 1,915
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $238.31 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $61.96 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 3,382
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $423.76 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $217.95 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 20.2%
How Taxes Spent Public 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 814
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $73.67 million
Distributions to State/Local Governments $9.6 million
Revenue Retained by Operator 59%
How Taxes Spent Education and purses
Legalization Date November 2004
First Racino Opening Date October 17,2005
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

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 4
Public/Private Arrangement Privately operated facilities with slot machines
Racino Employees 1,200
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $31.57 million
Distributions to State/Local Governments $17.36 million
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

Source: Pennsylvania Gaming Commission


Rhode Island  Click, to go to top of page

Racetrack Casinos

Current # of Operating Racinos 2
Public/Private Arrangement Publicly run video lottery terminals with distributions to operators
Racino Employees 1,100
Gross Racino Gaming Revenue $406.50 million
Distributions to State/Local Government $255.79 million
Percentage of Revenue Retained by Operator 27.6%
How Taxes Spent General fund
Legalization Date 1992
First Racino Opening Date 1992
Mode of Legalization Legislative action

Source: Rhode Island Lottery


South Dakota  Click, to go to top of page

Commercial Casinos

Current # of Operating Casinos 36