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Mississippi Code Title 75. Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments § 75-76-195

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) In addition to any state gaming license fees or taxes, from and after August 1, 1990, (a) a municipality may impose a fee upon a licensee located within the municipality for conducting, carrying on or operating any gambling game, slot machine or other game of chance based upon all the gross revenue of the licensee derived from his establishment within the municipality, and (b) a county may impose a fee upon a licensee located within the unincorporated area of the county for conducting, carrying on or operating any gambling game, slot machine or other game of chance based upon all the gross revenue of the licensee derived from his establishment within the unincorporated area of the county, as follows:

(i) Four-tenths percent (.4%) of all the gross revenue which does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per calendar month;

(ii) Six-tenths percent (.6%) of all the gross revenue which exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per calendar month and does not exceed One Hundred Thirty-four Thousand Dollars ($134,000.00) per calendar month; and

(iii) Eight-tenths percent (.8%) of all the gross revenue of the licensee which exceeds One Hundred Thirty-four Thousand Dollars ($134,000.00) per calendar month.

(2) Whenever a municipality or county imposes a fee under this section, it shall not become effective until the first day of the month following the month in which the municipality or county adopts the ordinance imposing the fee.

(3) All revenue received from any game or gaming device which is leased for operation on the premises of licensee-owner to a person other than the owner thereof or which is located in an area or space on such premises which is leased by the licensee-owner to any such person must be attributed to the owner for the purposes of this section and be counted as part of the gross revenue of the owner. The lessee is liable to the owner for his proportionate share of such fees.

(4) If the amount of fees required to be reported and paid pursuant to this section is later determined to be greater or less than the amount actually reported and paid by the licensee, the State Tax Commission on behalf of the local government shall:

(a) Assess and collect the additional fees determined to be due, with interest thereon until paid; or

(b) Refund any overpayment, with interest thereon, to the licensee.

Interest must be computed, until paid, at the rate of one percent (1%) per month from the first day of the month following either the due date of the additional fees or the date of overpayment.

(5) Failure to pay the fees provided for in this section when they are due for continuation of a license shall be deemed a surrender of the license.

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