
Tax revenue from casinos and gambling in Costa Rica 1990-2020
Tax revenue collected from casinos and gambling in Costa Rica decreased significantly in 2020 over the previous year. In total, tax revenue from casinos and gambling activities amounted to 378 million Costa Rican colones in 2020 (roughly 0.6 million U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of December 31, 2020). By contrast, the Central American country generated 1.24 billion Costa Rican colones from taxes on gambling in 2019.