The Seminole Tribe shares $250 million a year with the state of Florida -- twice as much as five non-Indian facilities.
The five racinos in south Florida pay 35 percent of slot machine revenues to the state. Despite the seemingly high tax rate, their contribution only amounts to $125 million a year, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Combined with the tribe's contribution and $12.5 million from other non-Indian gaming facilities, the state takes in about $388 million a year from gaming, the paper said. But the tribe's share will end if the state expands non-Indian gaming under a bill that's been introduced in the Legislature. The bill calls for three new casinos to be taxed at a rate of 10 percent. Supporters say they will be able to make up for the loss of tribal revenue. Get the Story: