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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
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