Casinos pose negative economics to new areas because they really do nothing to increase local workforce and decrease unemployment as proponents suggest. For instance, the jobs at the casinos are not going to the locals that are unemployed and seeking for a job. The job is going to someone who moved to Las Vegas. Incidentally, the new “transplants” are not moving into the inner city of Las Vegas to help improve it. All of the new development created by the hiring of out-of-area employees is taking place on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Therefore, the older neighborhoods are not seeing any form of benefit from the casinos. The same is taking place in other newly formed casino towns. Recently I went to Biloxi, Mississippi and stayed at the Beau Rivage. Mirage Resorts, who own casinos throughout the country, own the Beau Rivage. As I walked around the hotel/restaurant/casino, I took notice to the employees’ nametags that they were wearing. I found that very few of the workers were actually from Biloxi; most were not even from Mississippi. Boosters of casinos claim the casinos have dramatically reduced unemployment. In fact, the average unemployment rate for October 1994 to September 1995 was 14.5 percent-only slightly lower than the average rate of 15.1 percent for 1991, a year before the first casino was opened (Schwarz 113).

First, casino gambling needs to be limited to where they are located because of its negative effects on the economics. Because most casinos contain hotels, restaurants and shopping along with the gambling all under one roof, they have pushed away local businesses from opening in casino towns. Casinos offer low priced buffets to keep you in the casino so that you are constantly in the gambling atmosphere. For example, Deadwood, South Dakota was a small town with nine stores in the downtown area before the casino arrived. Within one year after the building of the casino, all nine businesses had closed their doors. The introduction of casinos into a community creates what scholars call “cannibalization”. Real estate speculation drives values on land sky high on Main St.; many businesses willing to sell out to the first buyer. Then when casinos start raking in cash hand over fist, the hold-outs sell or convert to a casino (Manning 107). In many of the towns, casinos were supposed to bring a wealthy tax revenue with them. However, it seems that only the casinos are receiving any tax benefits. One town was promised lower property taxes when they voted in allowing a casino into their town. What they got was property tax increases every year since the casino has been in operation. The casinos have not only been effective in eliminating local competition, but they have been effective in evading taxes. For example, the free drinks that you get while you are playing and the free complimentary meal that the casino gives you are both tax deductible to the casino’s profits.

Last, casino gambling venues need to be limited to where they currently are because of increased social problems. With the introduction of casino gambling into a town, many social problems follow. In comparison to crime, the social problems that are associated with casino gambling not only occur within the community where there are casinos, but extend to adjoining towns. One of the social problems associated with casinos is family problems. The winning and losing of gambling is similar to a roller coaster. When the loser goes home, he becomes short tempered with his spouse or family. A common problem the gambler lying to his family. He will lie about where he has been and how much money he lost. He does not want his family to find out how much money he has lost. Therefore, he continues to return to the tables, spending more money than before because he must win back his losses. The contin

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