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Depending on what state you live in, if you have
casinos and slot machines, chances are some of that revenue is going back to
the community. And for seniors and the disabled in New Jersey, Atlantic
City’s increase in revenue means more services and programs.
Slot machine revenue from the 12 casinos brought in over $340 million and
another $124.9 came from other areas of the casinos. This is a substantial
increase from percentages last year—slot machines are up 8.2 percent. The
great thing about slot machines and casinos, even though more societal
problems crop up in the form of gambling addictions, the slot machine
revenue really does help other areas.
New Jersey is not the only state to use a percentage of slot machine revenue
to benefit other statewide programs. Florida uses the lottery as a way to
provide scholarships for higher education in the form of Florida Bright
Futures funding. A similar program in Ohio is currently under debate and
will be voted upon next month. The Ohio program would allocate a large
percentage of slot machine revenue toward higher education—nicknamed Ohio’s
Learn and Earn campaign.
So needless to say, the 9.2 percent increase in revenues from this month
last year will bring close to $38 million for New Jersey’s seniors and
disabled.
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