Casino taxes are second to sales taxes as a percentage of the state budget. The state reaped $808.6 million in revenues based on those winnings, a big increase from $472 million in fiscal 2020 and an important part of the $8.7 billion state budget for the next two years. It beat the previous high of $3.26 billion in October, November and December 2006.įor the fiscal year ending June 30, casino winnings totaled $10.7 billion - up 14.3% - after decreasing nearly 22% in pandemic-battered fiscal 2020. He said the $3.46 billion total in April, May and June amounted to the largest gaming win figure in a calendar quarter in state history.
