The legalization and implementation of casinos in Texas is
not a bad idea as proposed by Jamilia’s
Blog for a number of reasons. The main reason discussed in the article was
money and economic stimulation through tax revenues generated by the
hypothetical casinos. Apparently over 3 billion dollars is the amount of
revenue generated by neighboring states’ casinos, which could be used to help
fund schools, infrastructure and other social programs. Although this would be
a great plan to generate tax revenue, I do not think having casinos in Texas
would be the best option. If you stand back and look at the negative effects
that casinos have on the population in the area, you might reconsider this
proposal. Some negative effects include prostitution, robbery, drug dealing, and
debt to name a few. Gambling addiction
is also a potential harmful effect that is not mentioned in this article that possesses
the greatest threat to an area with a casino. At least with casinos in other
states there is less of an incentive to go because of the distance/travel time.
The distance also helps keep the other negative effects like prostitution to be
more prominent other states with casinos because of the social environment that
is produced by gambling. Although it does stimulate other states economies I do
not think the good outweigh the bad when it comes to casinos in Texas.
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