Las Vegas-area teachers want to ask Nevada voters to approve a state constitutional amendment to hike taxes on the largest casinos in the state to raise as much as $315 million a year.
An initiative and petition filed Monday with state election officials are sponsored by a new political action committee called Nevadans for Fair Gaming Taxes and backed by the Clark County Education Association.
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Union executive John Vellardita didn't immediately respond Tuesday to messages about the bid to add a fourth tier to state casino taxes, to collect 9.75 percent of monthly gross revenues more than $250,000.