HARRISBURG -- State senators want to add a different version of regulations to legalize table games at state slots casinos, setting a 14 percent tax rate and imposing a one-time, $15 million license fee.

The legislation, called Senate Bill 1033, was approved by a Senate committee today and is expected to be voted on by the full Senate tomorrow.

"We have to act quickly on this, because the new state budget includes about $200 million from table games revenue," said Sen. Jane Earll, R-Erie.

However, the Senate will have to reach a compromise with the state House before the table games bill will become law. The House's bill on table games, called Senate Bill 711, puts a 34 percent tax on revenue from table games and would require casinos to pay an upfront, one-time fee of $20 million.

The senate bill is sponsored by Sen. Robert Tomlinson, R-Bucks, whose district includes the Philadelphia Park racetrack/casino. He said the proposed 14 percent is a compromise between higher and lower rates that have been suggested.

He said that 12 percent of the tax would go to state coffers, to help pay for the proposed $27.8 billion budget, and the other 2 percent would be split between the host town and county where the casino is located.

The size of the license fee is also a compromise, with casinos seeking no more than a $10 million fee and some legislators wanting a $20 million fee.

More details in tomorrow's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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