“While casinos have generated local gaming tax revenue, the impacts vary for the communities that receive such revenues.
“Casinos are not a magic fix that will solve local fiscal challenges,” DiNapoli said. However, only the three smaller towns that host the casinos saw a significant financial benefit from that money. A new report from New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows the state's four licensed casinos have brought in $176 million in gaming tax revenue for local governments from 2017 to 2022.
