Until the year 1833, gambling was legal in all forms across America. But during that time there were numerous groups opposed to gambling on a moral ground. These were mainly religious based groups, and soon enough they got what they wanted: by 1840 most states had banned lotteries.
Should Gambling Be Illegal
Gambling Should Not Be Banned
You gambling should be banned or not are required to use up the entire bonus money in a given time, usually 60 minutes. Any bonus money left over after the time period has expired becomes unusable. Any bonus money left over after the time period has expired becomes unusable. They call for gambling to be treated as a public health issue, with companies forced to drop suggestions that betting is “fun” rather than harmful. A ban on gambling ads during live sporting events. Gambling is illegal in some jurisdictions, including several states of the USA and many Islamic countries. In contrast, some governments try to use gambling as a force for good. Many states run lotteries – the profits are used to pay for public services.
- It creates jobs. 'In 1999, the estimated employment in the United States in the pari-mutuel gaming industry was 119,000.' Keep in mind that this statistic was taken from over ten years ago. Unquestionably this number has risen by a large margin since then. With the unemployment rate as low as it has been for some time, this country could sure use all the jobs that casinos create.
- It will get rid of illegal or 'underground' gambling.CNBC aired a video showing how a man named Scott Damiani lost his home, business family, and almost cost him his life due to his involvement in underground gambling. These cases will not stop until something is done about it. If gambling were legal, not only would the state be able to collect all the tax from what is now underground gambling, but it would prevent cases like these.
- Social Benefits. Gambling is a recreational outlet, which provides people with entertainment. It can be exciting and socially engaging. For people that enjoy taking risks, gambling can be both stimulating and challenging.
- It can single-handedly turn around an area's economy. We all know that Las Vegas and Atlantic City both have an economy that is largely based on their casinos. Here is an interesting story of how a small town in Mississippi turned around their economy thanks in large part to nine new casinos.
'Exhibit A is Tunica, Miss., 30 miles downriver from Memphis—a place so wretchedly poor that the Rev. Jesse Jackson in the 1980s called it “America’s Ethiopia.” Since its first casinos opened in 1991, however, the county budget has ballooned from $3 million to $51 million, and schools have been enriched by $50 million. There are new roads, water mains, sewers, a $26 million riverfront park and $10 million in recreational facilities—almost all paid for by tourists from places like Memphis, Little Rock, Chicago and St. Louis, who drop $1.2 billion a year in Tunica’s nine casinos.'
Other towns should take notice, revenue increases like that don't come around often.
Online Gambling Banned
