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Casinos Sweeten the Vig on Garage Parking Fees8 July 2003ATLANTIC CITY – As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: `` Gamblers expecting only a $1 increase in casino parking fees are in for a rude surprise at most garages. ```Eight of the 12 casinos have inflated their regular parking fees to $4 or $5 per car, more than the $3 state fee effective one week ago. "It's awful, but what are you going to do? They already get enough of my money as it is," Wayne resident William Alderson said after he paid $4 to park at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort on Monday. ``Gov. James E. McGreevey signed a bill last week that raises the minimum casino-parking fee to $3, part of a larger bill that exacts $90 million annually in higher taxes and fees from the gaming industry and its customers in a budget-balancing move. ``The casino parking fee had been $2 since its inception in 1993...” |