Casino Queen Hotel and Casino

Location: East St. Louis
Year opened: 1993
Employees: 1,106
Visitors in 2005: 2.1 million
2005 total Illinois tax revenue generated: $54.3 million
2005 local share of tax revenue: $10.5 million

The local share of tax money from the Casino Queen has funded:

• A decrease in property taxes
• Repairs to city streets and sewers
  
• Clean-up of abandoned buildings

Casino Queen's charitable donations to the community include:

• Implementation of a back-to-school program that provides new backpacks filled with school supplies to East St. Louis children
  
• Funding for annual East St. Louis Senior Citizens Holiday Luncheon, where Casino Queen employees provide a traditional holiday meal for 1,000 East St. Louis seniors
  
• Casino Employee Helping Hand Food Drive Casino employees from across Illinois participated in this annual food drive. As a result of the casino employees' efforts over 56,000 non-perishable food items were collected for local food pantries

  "The Casino Queen is entering into more and more endeavors with the City of East St. Louis. For example, the Casino Queen has joined with GEMM Bi-State Clothing Manufacturers to help bring jobs and other opportunities to the residents of East St. Louis."
  -East St. Louis Mayor Debra A. Powell

For more information on The Casino Queen Hotel and Casino, visit www.casinoqueen.com.