Casino numbers down locally, too
Published 11:44 am Friday, December 23, 2011
Revenue taxes from Vicksburg’s five casinos were down in November, mirroring the month for revenues grossed at casinos statewide.
Amounts paid to the City of Vicksburg totaled $399,225 for the month, down more than 21 percent compared to October. Warren County took in $194,764 in November, off nearly 23 percent from October. Both were off from November 2010 — the city’s by 13 percent and the county by 10.5 percent.
Casinos in Vicksburg pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the state, of which 10 percent goes to schools, 25 percent to Warren County and 65 percent to the city. A second tax is a 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.
Mississippi’s 30 casinos reported winning $165.8 million from gamblers in November, down nearly 8 percent from $179.6 million in November 2010.
State numbers were released Wednesday but City of Vicksburg officials held local statistics until Thursday afternoon.