PA Property Taxes

There are people within the state of Pennsylvania that are not happy with the slot machines that have been brought in. They say that the only reason they voted to allow slot machines was because they were led to believe that they would see a big difference in their property taxes and so far this is not the case. They say that somewhere along the line something is not happening the way that it should because they are just not seeing a big difference. 

They are not the only ones who are wondering what is going on. The state’s Auditor General Jack Wagner is also wondering where the slot machine money is going. Wagner is running for governor this year, so it is definitely in his best interest to make it look like the current governor is not doing his job when it comes to slot machine revenues. 

Wagner says that there is a new report that shows that the slot machine money is not going where it was supposed to go. Wagner said that there are many eligible PA taxpayers who haven’t gotten any property tax relief that they are due to get. He said that the application process is too difficult and confusing for many people and that this is keeping them from getting their share.  

He also said that the state is reporting that $442 million has gone toward property tax relief according to the PA Gaming Control Board. However, Wagner says that this is not true and that less money than that is actually being used for what it is supposed to be. The state’s slot machine law says that 34% of all gross terminal revenue is supposed to go into the fund. That means that out of all of the money that the slot machines have left in them after they have paid out their winners, 34% was to go to the state’s residents, but it just isn’t happening.