US Still Trying to Legalize Slots- Part 1
There is still a long way to go in terms of regulating slots gaming in the US. One of the biggest arguments anti- gambling activists have is the fact that the rise in legalized gaming brings a natural rise to criminal activities. This isn’t completely proven, but they still do have a point. It only stands to reason that if you increase the pool, you are going to have more problems. Anti-gambling activists believe that Illegal activities are connected to gambling and as people realize how much money is available, they naturally will try to make their own push for it. They know that the game are lucrative so why shouldn’t they offer them if they can get away with it? There have been incidents of illegal gaming throughout the US, but for a lot of pro-gaming activists this is all the more reason to legalize games. They reason that if the US legalizes the games in mass, then people will have legal outlets to wager and won’t gamble in secret. Plus, it will cut illegal slots parlors off at the knees because they will have to follow the rules or be shut down. They believe that if these kinds of laws are instilled, they can easily push out illegal activities and eliminate the need for task forces specifically targeting the slots parlors without approval from the state. Remember that every game operated unknowingly is a game that is denying the government tax money. This is why police want to shut down locations offering illegal gaming. Not only does it put a strain on the police task forces working in states, but it also keeps money out of legislators’ pockets because the revenue isn’t taxed at all.
The other issue with illegal slots is that they are highly lucrative for businesses willing to take a chance with them. For example, a small gas station can have just one game located on its floor that takes $1-per spin. If ten people wager on the game throughout the day but spend $30 each, then the business has made an additional $300 that day with no added work. If you multiply that by seven days a week, it’s up to a total of $2,100! Just think how much they can make with a full month’s worth of operations!
Part two coming next.
April 15th, 2011 at 12:33 am
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