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Casinos




Casinos


     Casinos have become a large part of cities' economy and hundreds of
thousands of people's lives.  Casinos are exciting for many people who feel they
have a chance to win it big.  Because so much money is flowing into casinos, the
local business are being affected.  Most are not thriving with the new tourism
and the seemingly revived economy. In 1994 more people made the trip to a casino
then to a ball park (Popkin).  The casinos are attracting so much of American's
dollars that they spent less on books, music albums and attractions (Reed).
     The people are spending less money outside of the casino.  Which is not
helping the vast majority of local businesses.  This is what is most often
overlooked by the city. The money from tourists and the community is not going
into the local businesses, but instead the casino.  Robert Goodman, Urban
Planning professor states:  “Newly opened casinos suck money out of the local
economy, away from existing movie theaters, car dealerships, clothing shops and
sports arenas” (Popkin).  Casinos take money away from existing businesses.  In
Atlantic City, where casinos were supposed to save their failing economy, over
900 of their 2,100 small businesses have closed and the number of restaurants
was reduced from 243 to 146.  By providing everything a person needs, the
casinos are designed to keep people inside.  The truth is casinos drain money
out of an area into a far away bank account, most often never going back into
the community. Casino revenues may look good on paper to the average person, and
to politicians who are constantly being pushed to gain more revenue.  In reality
they are almost a nightmare to the small locally owned...This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!

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