Tax Payments—Commercial Casinos
In the 23 states with commercial casinos in operation in 2012, casinos contributed $8.60 billion in tax revenue to state and local governments, a 8.5 percent increase over 2011 figures. The revenue from those taxes benefits education, public safety, economic development and infrastructure improvements, among other state and local programs. All figures below, unless otherwise noted, are for calendar year 2012.
| State | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $104.26 million |
| Delaware | $217.44 million |
| Florida | $161.76 million |
| Illinois | $574.34 million |
| Indiana | $806.56 million |
| Iowa | $334.43 million |
| Kansas | $92.17 million |
| Louisiana | $579.45 million |
| Maine | $43.11 million |
| Maryland | $218.20 million |
| Michigan | $319.75 million |
| Mississippi | $272.73 million |
| Missouri | $471.41 million |
| Nevada | $868.60 million |
| New Jersey | $254.84 million |
| New Mexico | $62.79 million |
| New York | $822.67 million |
| Ohio | $138.18 million |
| Oklahoma | $20.38 million |
| Pennsylvania | $1.487 billion |
| Rhode Island | $328.98 million (FY 2012) |
| South Dakota | $16.62 million |
| West Virginia | $402.50 million |
| TOTAL | $8.60 billion |
