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Jack Cleveland Casino and the state's other casinos in Toledo, Cincinnati and Columbus have generated more than $1 billion in tax revenue to schools, cities, counties and other agencies, since opening.

(Karen Farkas, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio's four casinos have paid a total of more than $1 billion in taxes to cities, counties, schools and state agencies since opening in 2012 and 2013.

The Ohio Department of Taxation recently released the quarterly distribution for the three months that ended in June. The $66.6 million paid by the casinos in Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati and Columbus brought the total to about $1.054 billion.

However, the quarterly distribution was less than the $71.2 million distribution in the prior quarter, the highest quarterly taxes since the casinos opened.

Quarterly distributions have ranged from the mid-$60 million range to about $70 million.

Casinos had been expected to produce more tax revenue but have faced competition from the state's seven racinos. Here's who gets what.

State of Ohio: Levies a 33-percent tax on casinos' adjusted gross gambling revenue, the amount left after winners are paid.

Counties: Of the taxes collected by the state from casinos, Ohio's 88 counties share 51 percent, based on population.

School districts: Divide 34 percent of the state's take, based on enrollment.

Cities: Eight cities that had populations of at least 80,000 in the 2000 census -- and ranked as the largest cities in their respective counties -- take half of their counties' shares.

Host cities: Cleveland and the three other host cities also receive 5 percent of the local casino's gross.

Funds are also distributed to public and charter schools, the Ohio Casino Control Commission, the Ohio Racing Commission, a law enforcement fund and problem gambling fund.