(previously posted under Keith McCullough: 05/22/08 1:57 PM EST)


In it of itself not a big deal but the parish of Baton Rouge is pursuing a hike in the local casino tax.

As budgets get squeezed from runaway spending and the economic slowdown, state and local governments will continue to go to the well to quench their insatiable thirst for new revenues.

We've got our eye on this developing trend and will proactively report and analyze the impact.