The government levies the special gaming tax on casino gross gaming revenue at the rate of 35 percent. It tends to make conservative predictions about the growth of the gaming industry. Its revenue from the special gaming tax this year will probably exceed what it expects to get next year.
The proposed budget for 2014 envisages total revenue of us$ 18.9 billion, 14 percent more than budgeted for this year, and spending of us$ 9.57 billion, 6 percent less.