Published March 26, 2010, 12:00 AM
Letter - Casino revenues
We recently returned from a trip to Mississippi. Vicksburg’s casinos pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the state of Mississippi that is divided, with 10 percent going to schools, 25 percent to Warren County and 65 percent to the city.
To the editor:
We recently returned from a trip to Mississippi. Vicksburg’s casinos pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the state of Mississippi that is divided, with 10 percent going to schools, 25 percent to Warren County and 65 percent to the city.
A second revenue tax is an 0.8 percent share of the state’s 8.8 percent revenue tax. It is split, based on population proportions, between Vicksburg and Warren County. Each casino is also required to pay $150 for each gaming device annually to the city.
In 2009, Vicksburg received $6,933,512; Warren County received $2,908,961; and the schools received $789,606.
George Davis
Evansville, MN
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