Dayton Daily News, September 28th, 2003
State's new law shuts instant shops, shapes up rest
DAYTON - Ohio state coffers have reaped a small windfall from a new gambling reform law that closed storefront bingo parlors and tightened regulation of the estimated $2 billion charity gaming industry.
The state will take in an estimated $5.2 million in license application fees from bingo charities this year - 52 times the $100,000 received in 2002.
Still, compared with other states with robust charity gambling, Ohio's take remains puny. Minnesota raked in $56 million in taxes and fees in 2001 with 1,531 licenses issued. Washington took i...
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