Sen. Joe Neal charged Tuesday that the gaming industry does not want Nevadans to vote on whether to hike gaming taxes because casino executives know there is widespread support for an increase.
Gaming contributes to a lot of the problems.
You have to tax it while it is there. If you don't, it gets out of control and your community suffers. He also requested that senators approve Senate Bill 104 placing an advisory question before voters in 2002. Voters would be asked whether they favor a 2 percentage point, a 4 percentage point or a 6 percentage point increase in the gaming tax rate, now 6.25 percent. Committee members took no immediate vote on either bill.