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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (251563)	7/22/2003 8:08:25 PM
From: ild	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Gambling on Tax Hikes States are looking to levies on gaming revenue to balance budgets latimes.com The Nevada gaming industry's tax burden is higher than any other industry in the state and accounted for about one-third of the state's budget last year, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. When hotel room, entertainment and other taxes are factored in, the industry pays 1 out of every 2 tax dollars in the state, said Alan Feldman, spokesman for MGM Mirage, Nevada's largest single taxpayer.