Bill calls for higher casino admission tax - 2005-01-05
Rep. Duane Cheney, D-Portage, states that a bill he is sponsoring would place a $2 per person admission tax on casinos to help provide affordable family health insurance to casino employees.
Money from the tax would provide extra funding for Medicaid and Hoosier Healthwise, two state-sponsored healthcare programs heavily relied upon by casino workers without insurance from their employer.
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