Gaming Control Board

Official name: GCB - Gaming Control Board

Gaming Control Board spent $57.6 million in FY2026 — 93% of a $62 million budget. It ranks 45 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 11% less than in FY2025 ($64.5 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $57.6 million$57,588,117
Budget FY2026: $62.0 millionReserves excluded
Share of budget spent: 93%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: −10.7%FY2025: $64.5 million

96.1% of Gaming Control Board spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 4061, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Gaming Control Board by category: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by category

10 categories. The largest, Personnel Services, accounts for 90% of the total.

Categories of Gaming Control Board, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Personnel Services01	$51.9 million

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$37.8 million	Not available
FY2007	$38.3 million	Not available
FY2008	$42.2 million	Not available
FY2009	$43.2 million	Not available
FY2010	$41.6 million	$44.1 million
FY2011	$39.9 million	$43.6 million
FY2012	$38.5 million	$42.0 million
FY2013	$37.6 million	$44.4 million
FY2014	$38.0 million	$43.5 million
FY2015	$37.8 million	$42.5 million
FY2016	$40.3 million	$44.7 million
FY2017	$42.5 million	$48.0 million
FY2018	$41.1 million	$44.4 million
FY2019	$42.3 million	$51.1 million
FY2020	$43.4 million	$50.7 million
FY2021	$37.2 million	$49.1 million
FY2022	$42.9 million	$51.0 million
FY2023	$45.1 million	$49.3 million
FY2024	$40.1 million	$56.9 million
FY2025	$64.5 million	$67.2 million
FY2026	$57.6 million	$62.0 million
FY2027	See note	$61.2 million

Operating04	$3.35 millionof $3.45 million	$3.45 million	97%	5.8%

Information Services26	$1.03 millionof $1.44 million	$1.44 million	72%	1.8%

In-State Travel03	$576 thousandof $706 thousand	$706 thousand	82%	1.0%

82nd Session One Shot SB 49010	$503 thousandof $938 thousand	$938 thousand	54%	0.9%

Training30	$179 thousandof $282 thousand	$282 thousand	63%	0.3%

Gaming Lab18	$15.5 thousandof $15.9 thousand	$15.9 thousand	98%	0.0%

Out-Of-State Travel02	$14.7 thousandof $18.2 thousand	$18.2 thousand	81%	0.0%

Investigations16	$429of $3.4 thousand	$3.4 thousand	13%	0.0%

Osha28	$86of $5.9 thousand	$5.9 thousand	1%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Personnel Services	Operating	Information Services	In-State Travel	82nd Session One Shot SB 490	Other (5)	Budget
FY2006	$32.5 million	$3.24 million	$1.06 million	$573 thousand	—	$217 thousand	—
FY2007	$33.3 million	$3.43 million	$614 thousand	$590 thousand	—	$178 thousand	—
FY2008	$36.5 million

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
General Fund	$44.3 million	$45.3 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$44.3 million	$45.3 million
Fees, licences and tuition	$1.32 million	$1.32 million
OF	3704 Investigation Fees	$1.22 million	$1.22 million
OF	3705 Investigation Fees - a	$84.6 thousand	$84.6 thousand
OF	3700 Registration Fees

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$61.6 million	$61.6 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$637 thousand= $61.0M	$61.0 million
Legislature approved	$61.0 million	$61.0 million
Other changes after the session	+$1.01 million= $62.0M	$62.0 million
Current budget	$62.0 million	$62.0 million

FY2009	$38.1 million	$3.72 million	$559 thousand	$649 thousand	—	$195 thousand	—

FY2010	$36.5 million	$3.47 million	$543 thousand	$653 thousand	—	$327 thousand	$44.1 million

FY2011	$35.4 million	$3.19 million	$426 thousand	$639 thousand	—	$226 thousand	$43.6 million

FY2012	$33.7 million	$3.41 million	$429 thousand	$494 thousand	—	$156 thousand	$42.0 million

FY2013	$32.9 million	$3.38 million	$366 thousand	$497 thousand	—	$187 thousand	$44.4 million

FY2014	$32.5 million	$3.46 million	$751 thousand	$605 thousand	—	$173 thousand	$43.5 million

FY2015	$31.8 million	$3.19 million	$475 thousand	$561 thousand	—	$177 thousand	$42.5 million

FY2016	$33.8 million	$3.16 million	$847 thousand	$618 thousand	—	$246 thousand	$44.7 million

FY2017	$34.7 million	$3.29 million	$1.09 million	$646 thousand	—	$205 thousand	$48.0 million

FY2018	$35.5 million	$3.20 million	$489 thousand	$507 thousand	—	$203 thousand	$44.4 million

FY2019	$36.7 million	$3.36 million	$638 thousand	$529 thousand	—	$194 thousand	$51.1 million

FY2020	$38.2 million	$2.40 million	$416 thousand	$536 thousand	—	$109 thousand	$50.7 million

FY2021	$33.1 million	$2.03 million	$345 thousand	$465 thousand	—	$108 thousand	$49.1 million

FY2022	$37.0 million	$2.30 million	$361 thousand	$552 thousand	—	$159 thousand	$51.0 million

FY2023	$37.9 million	$2.37 million	$403 thousand	$533 thousand	—	$147 thousand	$49.3 million

FY2024	$34.2 million	$2.13 million	$318 thousand	$473 thousand	$206 thousand	$135 thousand	$56.9 million

FY2025	$49.0 million	$2.48 million	$393 thousand	$586 thousand	$1.46 million	$150 thousand	$67.2 million

FY2026	$51.9 million	$3.35 million	$1.03 million	$576 thousand	$503 thousand	$210 thousand	$62.0 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$61.2 million

Everything else	$15.1 thousand	$81.6 thousand
OF	4655 Transfer From Statutory Contingency	$0	$66.6 thousand
OF	3895 Training Charge	$14.9 thousand	$14.9 thousand
OF	3818 Photocopy Service Charge	$130	$130
OF	4254 Miscellaneous Revenue	$25	$25

Everything else

4655 Transfer From Statutory Contingency

3895 Training Charge

3818 Photocopy Service Charge

4254 Miscellaneous Revenue

Moved between state accounts · not new money	$17.7 million	$17.7 million
IA	4688 Trans From Gaming Investigative	$17.7 million	$17.4 million
IA	4670 Transfer From Forfeiture	$0	$300 thousand

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4688 Trans From Gaming Investigative

4670 Transfer From Forfeiture

Gaming Control Board

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How the FY2026 budget got here

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