Casino Gambling

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Casino gambling is a very big business. It is the business of money. Casino's are illegal most everywhere, except where they are state sanctioned, such as Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Millions of people flock to these areas for the gaming, for a chance to win money, and to get away from their hectic schedules. Casino gambling in Pittsburgh can be advantageous in many ways.

Bringing casino gambling to Pittsburgh would result in an increase of tax revenues to help with the costs of the city. Casinos pay at least 12 % tax on the total revenues that are generated within the establishments. According to the American Gaming Association, in 2000 the state of Illinois collected over $512 million in tax revenue that is split between state and local government. This is money that can be injected into our programs that need this money desperately, such as our public school system or to help ease the property taxes.

To demonstrate the benefit of the revenue, George Jancosek, a member of the Hammond, Indiana City Council went as far as to state "I shudder to think what life would be like around here without gaming. We would have been in unbelievable, disastrous economic straits without it." (State of States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment, http://www.americangaming.org/survey2001/economic_impact/impact.html#jersey) Legalized gambling would also increase the amount of jobs available to the area. Not only would you need a regular staff to run the games, and be on the floor, but you would also need a diverse group of individuals. One of the most important back areas of gambling would be security. Highly trained security positions would pay very well, and probably attract retired armed force veterans. Also you would need management positions of all kinds. The management positions would offer white collar jobs...