One early indicator shows the 2015 Sturgis Rally topped all previous records by a large margin.
The sales tax revenue generated from temporary vendor booths for this year’s rally is 76 percent higher than last year.
Temporary vendors who came in for the rally brought in about $2.4-million in sales taxes.
Lori Haupt is with the South Dakota Department of Revenue.
She tracks Sturgis Rally tax receipts year by year and she says 2015 blew past all previous records.