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What Will The $250 Boarding Tax Mean to Bay St. Louis?
•	On April 1st, 1991 Iowa began Legalized Riverboat Gaming
•	From April 1st thru May 15th (5 weeks) the Three (3) Riverboats carried the following number of passengers:
Diamond Lady 44,801	Average Per Week = 37,990 Passengers
Casino Belle 51,988	x 52 weeks per year = 1,975,480 Passengers
The President 93,161 Total	189,950
A Boarding Tax of $2.50 x 1,975,480 Passengers = $4,938,700 per year.
Plus Riverboat Gaming has created over 1800 Casino Jobs & Over 700 nonrgaming Casino Jobs
Source: Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission 5/13/91	, I