This is due both to higher revenues and decreases in operational expenses required earlier in the pandemic, said EBCI Secretary of Finance Cory Blankenship. Unsurprisingly, the number dwarfs the pre-tax distribution of $4,889 from the pandemic-struck period that formed last December’s checks, but it also clocks in 22.5% higher than the $7,214 sent out in December 2019 - at the time, a record-high number. 1, tribal members will receive checks worth $8,840 - or $7,514 after taxes - from casino profits earned from April 1 through Sept.
