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Waikiki casino, wagering tax proposal likely dead this year
By Treena Shapiro
Associated Press
POSTED: 10:51 a.m. HST, Feb 13, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 01:01 p.m. HST, Feb 13, 2012
A proposed stand-alone casino in Waikiki has stalled in a state House committee.
House Bill 2788 would also create the Hawaii Gaming Commission and impose a 15 percent tax on the casino’s gross receipts.
Tourism Committee Chairman Tom Brower said he wanted to take up the measure to keep the conversation open.
“Is gambling evil, or do people lack self-control?” Brower asked at a Monday hearing. “Personally, I don’t think gambling can make people anything that they aren’t already.”
More: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/139237423.html?id=139237423
Associated Press
POSTED: 10:51 a.m. HST, Feb 13, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 01:01 p.m. HST, Feb 13, 2012
A proposed stand-alone casino in Waikiki has stalled in a state House committee.
House Bill 2788 would also create the Hawaii Gaming Commission and impose a 15 percent tax on the casino’s gross receipts.
Tourism Committee Chairman Tom Brower said he wanted to take up the measure to keep the conversation open.
“Is gambling evil, or do people lack self-control?” Brower asked at a Monday hearing. “Personally, I don’t think gambling can make people anything that they aren’t already.”
More: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/139237423.html?id=139237423
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