{"id":100677,"date":"2019-03-17T02:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=100677"},"modified":"2019-03-17T05:38:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T12:38:26","slug":"pennsylvania-expanded-gaming-intake-bill-focuses-on-property-tax-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/pennsylvania-expanded-gaming-intake-bill-focuses-on-property-tax-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Proposal Would Aim State\u2019s Expanded Gaming Intake Towards Property Tax Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new proposal in Pennsylvania\u2019s legislature would require any additional gaming revenue heading to the state be used only for property tax relief.<\/p>\n

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Pennsylvania State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill is sponsoring a bill to keep new gaming revenue just for property tax relief. (Image: York Disptach)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sponsored by State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Senate Bill 269 would give homeowners a break by making up some of the shortfall in the Property Tax Relief Fund that was set up a decade ago.<\/p>\n

Underperforming Fund<\/h2>\n

Currently, the fund gets about $530 million annually for local property tax relief, far short of the $1 billion that was promised when the fund was established in 2004. It’s funded by a 54 percent tax on slot machine revenue at the state\u2019s 12 brick-and-mortar casinos.<\/p>\n

In 2018, gross gambling revenue (GGR) from slot machines at all Pennsylvania land casinos totaled $2.37 billion. Collectively, the gaming venues won $3.25 billion, up $22 million from the previous year.<\/p>\n

But while 2018 was technically a\u00a0record<\/a>, if considering inflation, it was the state\u2019s worst gaming performance since table games were authorized in 2010, a local news report revealed.<\/p>\n

So far, officials have yet to estimate how much expanded gaming would add to the relief fund.<\/p>\n

Some 15 years ago, it was estimated Pennsylvania homeowners would save about $300 per household off their property tax bill from the initiative. But Phillips-Hill says the average in her district works out to just $120. The average tax reduction statewide is reported to be about $200.<\/p>\n

Complex Formula for Relief<\/h2>\n

Savings from property tax relief varies by local school districts, using a formula that considers home values and tax rates, according to Pennsylvania NBC affiliate TV station WGAL.<\/p>\n

Last April, officials estimated $595 million would be available for statewide property tax relief in the 2018-19 year. So far, no votes have been taken on the new bill, but it has bipartisan support.<\/p>\n

The bill is now before the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, and it resembles a House bill Philips-Hill worked on last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the state continues to debate expansion of gaming to include internet … and video gaming terminals, I believe the Commonwealth should again ensure the revenue is used to provide property tax relief,\u201d Philips-Hill explained in a comment on the Senate proposal.<\/p>\n

She points out that when the state approved casino table games, \u201ccontrary to the original promise made with slot revenue, there was no additional property tax relief for Pennsylvanians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her bill, Philips-Hill told Casino.org<\/em>, \u201chonors the original intent of the Gaming Act by ensuring new gaming revenue is used to provide much-needed property tax relief.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

New Bets on Board<\/h2>\n

Currently, the Keystone state is expanding its gambling offerings, as its first satellite casino, Hollywood Casino Morgantow<\/a>n, recently was approved by the Caernarvon Township Board of Supervisors, while four other satellite casinos are in the works. Sports betting — which started last December — and daily fantasy sports are well underway, too.<\/p>\n

Online gambling sites are likely to start taking bets sometime around July, and slot machines are slated to come to truck stops also.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new proposal in Pennsylvania\u2019s legislature would require any additional gaming revenue heading to the state be used only for property tax relief. Sponsored by State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Senate Bill 269 would give homeowners a break by making up some of the shortfall in the Property Tax Relief Fund that was set up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":100680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPennsylvania Expanded Gaming Intake Bill Focuses on Property Tax Relief<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new proposal in Pennsylvania would require any additional gaming revenue heading to the state to be used only for property tax relief. 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