Charities would no longer have to give up some of their winnings in rent payments to the casinos they partner with under a bill that passed in the House Thursday.
Senate Bill 112, which cleared the House on a voice vote, would prohibit casinos from charging charities rent, a practice that is costing charities in some locations as much as $500 to $750 a night, sometimes half of what they win. It now heads to the Senate because the House amended its version.
Casinos partner with charities because they have to under state law, which allows them to run poker and other table games only if 35 percent of the proceeds go to a charity.
