Sec. 6. (a) The department shall place in the state general fund the tax revenue collected under this chapter.

     (b) Except as provided by sections 8 and 8.5 of this chapter, the treasurer of state shall quarterly pay the following amounts:

(1) Except as provided in section 9(k) of this chapter, thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the admissions tax and supplemental wagering tax collected by the licensed owner during the quarter shall be paid to:

(A) the city in which the riverboat is located, if the city:

(i) is located in a county having a population of more than one hundred twelve thousand (112,000) and less than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000); or

(ii) is contiguous to the Ohio River and is the largest city in the county; and

(B) the county in which the riverboat is located, if the riverboat is not located in a city described in clause (A).

(2) Except as provided in section 9(k) of this chapter, thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the admissions tax and supplemental wagering tax collected by the licensed owner during the quarter shall be paid to the county in which the riverboat is located. In the case of a county described in subdivision (1)(B), this thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the admissions tax and supplemental wagering tax is in addition to the thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) received under subdivision (1)(B).

(3) Except as provided in section 9(k) of this chapter, three and thirty-three hundredths percent (3.33%) of the admissions tax and supplemental wagering tax collected by the licensed owner during the quarter shall be paid to the county convention and visitors bureau or promotion fund for the county in which the riverboat is located.

(4) Except as provided in section 9(k) of this chapter, five percent (5%) of the admissions tax and supplemental wagering tax collected by the licensed owner during a quarter shall be paid to the state fair commission, for use in any activity that the commission is authorized to carry out under IC 15-13-3.

(5) Except as provided in section 9(k) of this chapter, three and thirty-three hundredths percent (3.33%) of the admissions tax and supplemental wagering tax collected by the licensed owner during the quarter shall be paid to the division of mental health and addiction. The division shall allocate at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the funds derived from the admissions tax to the prevention and treatment of compulsive gambling.

(6) Twenty-one and six hundred sixty-seven thousandths percent (21.667%) of the admissions tax and supplemental wagering tax collected by the licensed owner during the quarter shall be paid to the state general fund.

As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.2-1995, SEC.10; P.L.54-1995, SEC.2; P.L.90-1997, SEC.2; P.L.151-2001, SEC.1; P.L.215-2001, SEC.6; P.L.178-2002, SEC.2; P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.23; P.L.1-2003, SEC.10; P.L.92-2003, SEC.53; P.L.4-2005, SEC.23; P.L.233-2007, SEC.16; P.L.234-2007, SEC.280; P.L.3-2008, SEC.13; P.L.146-2008, SEC.17; P.L.96-2010, SEC.3; P.L.119-2012, SEC.9; P.L.205-2013, SEC.67; P.L.229-2013, SEC.17; P.L.2-2014, SEC.7; P.L.192-2015, SEC.1; P.L.255-2015, SEC.15; P.L.149-2016, SEC.12; P.L.204-2016, SEC.1; P.L.268-2017, SEC.29; P.L.109-2018, SEC.1; P.L.293-2019, SEC.25; P.L.104-2022, SEC.8.