Gary Smith, D-Norco, who handled the legislation in the Senate, in an interview with The Advocate. The court ruled that Harrah’s owes the back taxes to the state for rooms it comps at its hotel across the street from the casino on Poydras Street but not for rooms it comps at hotels owned by others. The state is apparently moving to cut a deal with Harrah’s after the state Supreme Court affirmed that Harrah’s owes the state about $43 million in taxes not paid while contesting the law. The bill would provide for the state to begin receiving a $1.3 million per year payment from Harrah’s in lieu of current law that has the casino company paying state sales, use and occupancy taxes that add up to about $1.6 million per year to two state entities, the Louisiana Stadium and Exhibition District (which oversees the Superdome, among other things) and the Ernest N. Harrah’s New Orleans would get a major tax break under legislation approved by the Louisiana state Senate.
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