Jumer's Casino and Hotel

Location: Rock Island
Year opened: 1992, new casino and hotel opened in December 2008
Employees: 651
Visitors in 2008: 668, 993
2008 total Illinois tax revenue generated: $4.8 million
2008 local share of tax revenue: $2.4 million

The local share of tax money from Jumer's Casino & Hotel has funded:

• Development of industrial park in southwest Rock Island
  
• Construction of municipal aquatic center in Longview Park
  
• Repairs to storm drainage systems
  
• Street resurfacing
  
• Gateway and corridor beautification projects
  
• Investments in infrastructure and other business assistance programs to encourage economic development

Jumer's Casino & Hotel charitable donations to the community include:

• Conducts quarterly employee blood drives
• Donations to the Red Cross of the Quad Cities
• Donations to local library, local schools, and arts organizations
• Donations to Gilda's Club, serving cancer victims and their families
• Donations to United Way
• Donations to the American Heart Association
• Donations to Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
• Employee contributions to Toys For Tots during the holiday season
• Volunteer participation in the annual Downtown Cleanup Day
• Volunteer participation in the Salvation Army seasonal Kettle program
  
• 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 City of Rock Island has made wide and effective use of casino gaming dollars to advance economic development and quality of life for our city. Currently these dollars are being used to pay for a new aquatic center as well as to stimulate economic development in the city. We believe Rock Island's use of these dollars represents the sort of diverse and innovative approach the legislature intended when it adopted the Riverboat Gaming Act."
  -Rock Island Mayor Mark W. Schweibert

For more information on Jumer's Casino & Hotel, visit www.jumerscasinohotel.com.