ESI was retained by the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and
Finance Committee (PA-LBFC) to analyze the current condition of casino gaming
in Pennsylvania, as well as the future gaming environment as a whole. Pennsylvania
legalized casino gaming in 2004, and the first casinos opened in 2006. Since then, tax revenue from the casinos has
contributed $8.1 billion in gaming tax revenues, in addition to property, wage,
and other taxes. Tax revenue grew strongly from 2006 through 2012 due to the
construction of new casinos and the introduction of gaming into regions that
had no convenient casino options, before declining slightly in 2013.
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Source: Econsult
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