International Business News - Revenues http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Missouri's revenue dipped last month, due largely to lower collections from sales and corporate income taxes. State data released Friday show that for the first two months of the current fiscal year, revenues are down by 0.7 percent. And state revenues in August were 5 percent less than August 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/mo-revenue-down-5-percent-compared-to-august-2007.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:59:29 EDT Any hope for a turnaround at Atlantic City's casinos evaporated in the July heat. Summer is usually a hot time for the 11 gambling halls, but not this year. Revenues fell 6.6 percent this July compared to a year ago, increasing the likelihood that the city's industry will have its second consecutive down year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/july-offers-no-relief-for-atlantic-city-casinos.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:55:17 EDT Macau's casino revenues rose 48 percent in the second quarter, driven largely by growth in VIP baccarat play. The popular Chinese enclave's 30 casinos brought in 28.89 billion patacas ($3.6 billion) in the three months through June, compared with 19.57 billion patacas ($2.4 billion) in the year-ago period, the territory's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau revealed on its Web site in figures seen Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/macau-2q-casino-revenues-rise-48-percent.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:51:21 EDT A nasty June swoon at the resort's 11 casinos could be evidence that Atlantic City is heading for a second straight down year in terms of revenue. The gambling halls took in $373.6 million in June, an 11 percent decrease over the same month a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/another-june-swoon-for-atlantic-city-casinos.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:23:48 EDT A nasty June swoon at the resort's 11 casinos could be evidence that Atlantic City is heading for a second straight down year in terms of revenue. The gambling halls took in $373.6 million in June, an 11 percent decrease over the same month a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/another-june-swoon-for-atlantic-city-casinos.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:43:39 EDT West Virginia now ranks second only to Nevada in the share of its state budget that comes from gambling revenues. That's the finding of a new report that also ranks the Mountain State ahead of Nevada and all other states in terms of how much that share of the budget grew between 1998 and 2006. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/w-va-leads-in-gambling-growth-as-share-of-revenue.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:42:52 EDT An extra weekend made the difference between an up month and a down one for Atlantic City's 11 casinos last month. Figures released Tuesday afternoon by the state Casino Control Commission show the gambling halls took in 1.6 percent more this May than they did in May 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/atlantic-city-casino-revenues-get-rare-bump-in-may.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:19:26 EDT State revenues in May were down $23.1 million from a year ago, a 5.6 percent drop, but still $3.6 million above forecast, Arkansas fiscal officials reported Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/arkansas-revenues-drop-5-6-percent-in-may.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:54:50 EDT Spring has sprung, and there's new life seemingly everywhere _ except in the 11 Atlantic City casinos. April figures released Friday by the state Casino Control Commission show yet another down month in the resort, which is still grappling with out-of-state competition, a slowing economy and smoking restrictions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/atlantic-city-casino-revenues-still-down-in-april.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 15:34:02 EDT So much for that winning streak. Revenue at the city's 11 casinos was up in February, but March figures released Thursday show it was a momentary foray back into the black, as the gambling city's ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/ac-casino-revenues-march-back-down.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:37:01 EDT Gov. Sonny Perdue said Monday the state's flagging economy is making it necessary to cut millions of dollars from the budget. Perdue said months of sluggish tax collections mean the state may not bring in enough money to meet its budget for the current fiscal year. Instead of dipping into a $1.5 billion reserve fund, Perdue wants Georgia to tighten its belt in case even tougher economic times are ahead. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/millions-maybe-cut-from-ga-budget.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:38:50 EDT Missouri's tax revenues remain larger than expected. The state Office of Administration says February's net general revenues were up 8.7 percent compared to February 2007. The increase was due largely to strong corporate and individual income tax collections. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/mo-tax-revenues-up-8-7-percent.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:54:02 EST The Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee decided Monday to be optimistic about South Dakota's economy and the prospects for collection of state taxes in the next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080225/s-d-budget-panel-positive-about-economy.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:54:59 EST Oklahoma lawmakers, already facing a tight budget year, will most likely have less money to spend than previously thought, state Treasurer Scott Meacham said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080213/okla-treasurer-forecasts-tight-budget.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:05:42 EST