In fiscal year 2010, $64 million in Lottery proceeds and annual fees paid by the state’s casinos were devoted to West Virginia seniors. One of the West Virginia Lottery’s key priorities is improving quality of life for the state’s senior citizens and since the Lottery’s creation in 1986 more than $627 million in lottery proceeds and licensing fees have benefited West Virginia seniors. This year the annual license fees from Mardi Gras Casino Resort, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, Wheeling Island Hotel, Casino & Racetrack, and Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will total $10 million. Each year the state’s racetrack casinos are required to pay the annual license fee that directly benefits West Virginia senior programs. – West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave accepted the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort’s annual casino license fee of $2.5 million from Mardi Gras General Manager Robert Lagg and Chief Financial Officer Joel Lawson today at Lottery Headquarters in Charleston. Mardi Gras Casino & Resort CFO Joel Lawson (left) and GM Robert Lagg (center) present the license fee check to
