Casino tax revenues to Ohio counties,cities rise in 1st quarter

YOUNGSTOWN

Despite the harsh winter, casino-tax revenues to Ohio’s 88 counties and eight major cities, including Youngstown, have risen in the first quarter of this year, according to Ohio Department of Taxation figures.

In the quarterly distribution reflecting gambling activity during the first three months of this year, Youngstown and Mahoning County are each getting $352,854, compared with $329,026 in January.

In the current distribution, which was announced April 6, Trumbull County is getting $620,889, compared with $580,879 in January.

Columbiana County is now getting $319,821, compared with $297,958 in January.

Last year, the quarterly distributions rose through October, but fell for the final quarter of the year.

Read more about the funds in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.