In a report drawn up by California economist, Alan Meister, Milwaukee ranked in the Top 10 states for the amount of annual state gambling revenue generated from Indian reservation casinos.  With eleven different tribes currently operating Indian Casinos in Milwaukee, these figures reflect gambling regulation at its best.  The high figures show both a win-win situation for the State and all of the casinos doing business in the beer capital of the world.

The exact findings of the report show that Milwaukee Indian casinos brought in over $1.2 billion in annual gambling revenue, which out of twenty-three states, was the ninth largest amount.  As for the amount of funds that went directly to the State, Milwaukee was fourth overall, netting approximately $71 million in gambling related fees and taxes.

According to Meister, for the size and population demographic of Milwaukee, the State's gaming policies are definitely on the high end of required casino revenue sharing.  The three states that exceeded Milwaukee's Indian casinos were New York, Connecticut (largely due to the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort) and California.  If the report was to include the late funds ($30 million worth) that were only just made by the Ho-Chunk tribe last month, Milwaukee would exceed the State of New York.

It was in 2003, that Democrat Governor Jim Doyle had negotiated the casino revenue sharing policies with eleven of the different Indian tribes residing within Milwaukee borders.  And with Doyle still in office, it is no surprise that the evidence from Meister's report has been used to back Doyle's actions and shine favorably on his administration.