Casinos generate $100 million for state
By Joanne Kelley, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published August 21, 2008 at 9:05 p.m.
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Casino gambling in Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek generated more than $100 million in revenue for the state in fiscal 2008.
The state's limited-stakes gaming division said the total raised through taxes and fees paid by casinos represents a drop of about 5.4 percent from the 2007 fiscal year, which ended June 30.
The money goes toward historic preservation, local governments and the general fund.
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