Alabama: Revenue Department says same tax rates for all Greene County electronic bingo operators

Alabama: Revenue Department says same tax rates for all Greene County electronic bingo operators

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  • Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter
November 17, 2022 4:36 PM
  • Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter

All electronic bingo casinos in Greene County will be taxed at the same rates, according to a spokesperson for the Alabama Department of Revenue.

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The question of whether some bingo casinos in the county were being taxed at a different rate arose in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court decision regarding taxes owed by GreeneTrack.

The ALSC, despite a number of procedural issues and conflicting precedent, determined that GreeneTrack was not exempt from sales and use taxes on electronic bingo revenue. It also ruled that the casino would have to be taxed on credits played by customers and not simply on total revenue.

Following that decision, GreeneTrack CEO Nat Winn said his monthly tax bill for last July skyrocketed and was more than his total revenue for the month.