The Birmingham Racing Commission this week distributed more than $4 million in funding to Jefferson County and Shelby County charities, schools, hospitals, fire departments and municipalities as required by law based on percentages of revenue.
Dr. Lewis Benefield, president of the Birmingham Race Course Casino, said revenue distributions this year were the highest ever. The Birmingham Racing Commission, the regulatory organization that oversees the Birmingham Race Course Casino, this week distributed more than $4 million in funding to Jefferson County and Shelby County charities, schools, hospitals, fire departments and municipalities as required by law based on percentages of revenue.
Since 1992, the Birmingham Race Course has paid more than $120 million in state and local taxes, Benefield said. The machines are all based on real horse races, and they are not bingo or slot machines, Benefield said.The first parimutuel machines were installed in 2019, and have helped the casino transition from the end of live greyhound racing in 2020. Betting on live races remotely, called simulcast racing, still takes place also.
Fire departments in Jefferson and Shelby Counties got checks ranging from 609.55 for Adger to $23, 061.79 for Center Point.School boards received a total of $685,563.08, including Jefferson County Board of Education getting $202,507.62; the Shelby County Board of Education getting $116,446.77; and Birmingham Board of Education getting $120,937.90.
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