Casino Legislation Impacts The Local And State Economy

The Las Vegas and Atlantic City locations have lost revenues in recent years. In addition to the economic slowdown, these gambling locations are also facing new competitors in the market that are providing attractive choices to the customers. Though there are some external forces beyond their control, it seems that attractiveness and accessibility are very important focus areas for these cities.

Chapter 5 from On The Rez informs the reader on different cultural as well as historical information regarding Native Americans. Frazier explains historical information that pulls emotion from the reader. Throughout the book, Frazier continues to bring up Native American traditions, conversely, chapter 5 explains situations different tribes went through. Reading chapter 5 in On The Rez has changed my opinion of the reasons behind Frazier’s book.

Several other liabilities exist for casinos. Casinos are liable for maintaining their property and are subject to personal injury lawsuits by consumers. Property maintenance includes elevators, floors, the structure of the building or construction, and lighting and security. Elevators that connect the casino to hotels or other parts of the casino have to be functional. Floors can’t be wet or slippery so that patrons don’t fall. Lighting has to be sufficient. Casinos have to be safe and have necessary security. Casinos are also liable for the staff they hire. Some staff can includes bartenders, security, game people and shuttle drivers. Bartenders who over-serve consumers can be a liability. Security personnel need to have the necessary backgrounds and be alert. Shuttle drivers should have good driving records and not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs (Targan)

Despite the elevating taxes, many people argue that Texas has a very low combined state and local tax burden. This is only true at the state level, but at the local level Texas has a very high tax burden - 9th in sales tax per capita and 15th in property tax per capita (Lavine 15). The state managed to portray this image only because Texas pushes funding obligations down to the local level, such as public education. For this reason, cities such as Houston must implement high property taxes to ensure adequate funding for police enforcement, public transportation, and education. Because of the tremendous shortfall this year, the city of Houston resorted to layoff teachers and security personnel to meet budget requirements. Therefore, instead of continued tax hikes or sacrificing much needed state services, why not allow for casino gambling as an alternative source of revenue for the state? The direct economic impact of casino gambling is clear by looking at our neighboring states.

Casinos have been part of diverse cultures for many years, the positive impact that it has on communities surpasses the detrimental impact on the residents of those communities. Many cities have begun to appear due to the casino industry. People today still talk badly about casinos and see them as something harmful to a community. People who go to casinos are there for the excitement and chance to try and win big. In some cases, the outcome is not what they expected and that’s where people believe that casinos take advantage of the people who can’t walk away. Experts and researchers say that casinos bring revenue and positive impacts to the communities where they are located.

Full-blown Casinos: House Bill 1724 by Jose Menendez (R-San Antonio) and Jim Pitts (R-Waxahachie), as well as its Senate version by Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) would establish full-blown casino

For many years, Nevada casinos did not make much of an effort to attract the Hispanic demographic, despite the relatively large Hispanic population in the Southwest. There was a clear, underlying assumption that this demographic had little interest in casino gambling, at least not the high-stakes gambling conducted at typical Las Vegas casinos, where it is not unusual for patrons to gamble more than $1,000 in an evening, as well as see expensive 'lounge acts.' Clearly, such assumptions were erroneous given that casinos specifically catering to the Hispanic market are now flourishing in Nevada. Furthermore, because the Hispanic demographic has been so long neglected, even Hispanic leaders are not complaining that their communities are being preyed upon. These new campaigns are seen as a sign of strength of Latino buying power.

First, when allowing casinos into parts of the state, it brings with it multiple opportunities for employment, i.e., construction jobs, manager positions, server positions, gaming technicians, etc. When casinos enter a state, research has proven that the unemployment rate dropped significantly. According to the University of Chicago, National Opinion Research Center (NORC), “communities closest to casinos experienced a 12 percent to 17

The streets of Las Vegas Boulevard, which are littered with advertisements picturing naked girls willing to provide their services for a price, can be a scary place as someone takes a stroll. Drunk men stumble out of strip clubs and casinos, and girls in gaudy clothing and stilettos apply lipstick at their post. Nobody knows when someone lurking in the shadows might pop out with a knife to steal an unsuspecting person’s wallet. Or even worse, a friendly-looking stranger walking in the opposite direction could be waiting to come across the right person to drag into a dark alley, muffle their screams so that their cries for help blend into the noisy background of the streets, and do the

Conversely, if an individual has squandered their vacation or gambling budget in the casino, are they now viewed as potential criminal offenders? Again, it is nearly impossible to conclude whether or not these types of robberies are due to the casino that is attracting the tourism, or the fact that the community itself has now become a tourist attraction?

Casinos […] put value back into the local real estate market and cash into workers' pockets' " (Biloxi, Miss., Celebrates... 5). According to the article, "Biloxi, Miss., Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Casino-Induced Prosperity", "Desporte's Biloxi Paper Co. Sells paper goods, office and cleaning supplies, and other products, mostly to casinos and

The economy of Las Vegas as a whole contributes to the sustainability of the city and none of the industrial sectors can survive without the other. This is because everything in Las Vegas is interdependent. Vegas is located in the Nevada desert, the closest large city to Vegas, outside of Nevada, is San Bernardino, CA, which is about 187 miles away. For this reason people who visit Vegas rent rooms in hotels. This is an integral part

The odds are in the favor of the house over the long run, particularly when it comes to games of chance. Games like keno, roulette, and craps earn casinos millions of dollars each year. A drink may be sold at a price lower than it cost to produce, but the casino still profits from its sale. The alcohol does not cost the casinos much and it leads to gamblers staying longer and making poor decisions. Games of skill (i.e. Poker) are subject to far less house advantage, but alcohol typically neutralizes any skill a gambler may have. Casino’s are well aware of this and employ price discrimination as well; they tend to serve alcohol to naïve tourists rather than experienced locals. Casinos frequently price discriminate in the first degree as they charge a different price for every unit consumed. This practice actually leads to the marginal revenue of alcohol increasing at some points. At a certain point the marginal revenue of alcohol diminishes as people either become rowdy or too intoxicated to gamble, but usually the casino has already

I think casinos are a bad thing for Sioux City because people just go and waste their money on alcohol and rigged games. Usually, when someone comes home from a casino, they have at least half or less of the money they left with. People drink, gamble, and probably fight too. My solution would be to raise the minimum age that you could go to a casino so that less people would go. There are at least four casinos in Sioux City. Hard Rock being the most commonly known. Maybe there will be more in the future. I don’t have any personal experience with casinos, but my dad used to work at one until they closed down. When I was younger, I didn’t know that the casino games were casino games. I just thought they were arcade games. My dad wouldn’t let

Also the fact of all the surrounding areas economies and businesses have been hurt because of the casino’s because now tourists only travel to the specific region skipping other possible tourist attractions.