Palm Beach County Looks to Copy Broward County
Palm Beach County, Florida is weighing in on the issue of gambling. Other areas within the state got the jump on gambling by writing laws that sustain and manage it. Palm Beach County officials are now looking to other counties that have implemented gambling law. They see the money generated by legalizing gambling and want to follow the same blueprint and replicate the success other areas of Florida have had with legalizing and regulating gambling in their areas.
State laws in Florida allow for slot machines and other forms of gaming in Broward County. Broward is situated right next to Palm Beach County but has a thorough law written that the former does not. Palm Beach County has various locations where it can put up its own gambling sites. The Palm Beach Kennel Club in the western part of the county for example would be a prime location for gambling. Operators are excited about the opportunity and see the successes of Broward County as a positive move towards their own gambling success in the near future.
Much of the arguments for gambling in Palm Beach County revolve around the Kennel Club. The lines against it are divided though. On one side believes that the county could benefit greatly from the financial benefits of bringing gambling to the area. On the other hand, there is another sector that believes that gambling would bring crime and addictions to the state. The reality though is that gambling is already a staple in the state of Florida. The state’s lottery is one of the biggest draws and expanding on it can bring in a huge amount of funding. The commission Chairman Burt Aaronson believes that since gambling is already in the state, residents should look to the additional benefits expansion would bring in. Employment, business and tax revenues all can have positive effects on the county—both the legislators and the voting public. Only time will tell what is going to happen with the issue, but most likely Florida is on the verge of more and more legislation that will benefit its financial deficit and shortfalls.
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