People can visit casinos in 28 states and play lotteries in 40. British Columbia has approved 10 gaming destinations. This proliferation has flattened recent gaming revenues in northern Nevada. Yet if gaming stagnates in the face of competition, the effects will be felt by taxpayers, institutions, families and other businesses, experts warn. Services and social programs, too, will feel the pinch.
Gaming also is a major employer.
Other taxes include an annual slot tax, a casino entertainment tax, a 10 percent tax on entertainment and food and beverages served during entertainment and a 7 percent tax on other food and beverage sales. Casinos also are subject to a number of quarterly and annual taxes on their number of table games and slot machines, as well as to local gaming taxes. Use of this site signifies agreement to our terms of service . We want your feedback .