Is there a casino in your town or city?

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Hello folks, is there a casino near where you live? Do you think that having a casino near your area increases tourism and therefore generates greater benefits for the area? Or do you think that having a casino nearby only hurts the area?
 
there are 6 or 7 'Indian ' casinos and 2 'poker rooms ' within 45 minutes of where i live in san diego , california . they all rake the small poker games way too heavily and the returns on the slot machines (in the casinos ) are horrible too . sadly, i was in las vegas , nevada 14 days ago and the 4 casino poker rooms i played in were just as bad, with the poker table rake and promotion drop ( up to $8 total per pot !). i was told some of the better known poker rooms there charge a fee per seat every half hour (~$8 ? )so i plan to seek out one of those next time . real bargains are hard to come by in any casino nowadays .
 
Unfortunately, there's no casino in the city where I live. But there are many in other cities not too far. The closest being 3 hours away, and the farthest about 5 hours' drive.
I think a casino can draw some benefits. Jobs and tourism for instance.
 
In my city there are two casinos, and of course this increases tourism, since this is a tourist city and casino provides entertainment to tourists, like a plus.
 
Bally's Twin River is about a half hour north, and Foxwoods is about fifty minutes to the south. I don't think either one helps my town directly but I'm sure that some of the people might work at one of them.
 
There are two casinos within 90 minutes of where I live. I think they add income and jobs to the area. But since I mainly play poker, I prefer playing online and in home leagues (luckily there are several locally that I can play with). More fun, less rake!
 
There's a casino at National Harbor, where they are currently planning to build a smaller version of the Sphere in Las Vegas. Also a couple more closer to Baltimore, and one in Charlestown West Virginia with a racetrack.
 
I do not consider such proximity to be harmful. If everything is done to a proper standard, then in my view, the operations of such establishments certainly bring more benefit than harm.
 
Land-based casinos have been banned in my country since 1946, when the president at the time banned gambling here. From what I’ve researched, there was a massive loss of jobs, and performances by artists were immediately halted. There had been a large influx of tourists and many jobs had been created, but all of that came to an abrupt end, and it appears that the labor rights of employees across a wide range of sectors were not respected. Undoubtedly, casinos boost not only a country’s economy but also its cultural life.
 
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