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Wages of sin? It comes in the form of $408 million . . . - 2004-02-01
What are the wages of sin in Mississippi? In the obscure sense, that's a discussion for philosophers, theologians and country barbers.

FY 2003 taxes on casino gaming allocated $30 million in the gaming counties bond sinking fund, $107.8 million to cities and counties where the casinos are found, $17.8 million to the state Department of Transportation and $166.1 million in the general fund.
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Casino Night Customers - 2004-02-01
Some charities and churches that police said used a Wayne County group to operate benefit casino nights. State law permits operators of benefit gambling events to charge only for the rental of equipment and prevents dealers from being paid for their work. Moneypenny's group charged rental fees of up to $2,000, investigators stated. Those fees would have entitled the group to $280,000 for the 140 events it put on over two years.
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