Casinos and Their Impact on Communities
Around 100 years ago, Las Vegas was nothing more than a dusty little spot in the Nevada desert. Today, it’s a high-flying circus type of “city-on-adrenaline” that’s growing so fast that for the time in its history, entertainment-related revenues now outperform gambling revenue. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, there’s only one Las Vegas, and that fact all to often fails to register with politicians desperate for gambling’s tax dollars to fill city coffers.
If you haven’t heard, Donald Trump’s organization is attempting to gain a foothold in Philadelphia, PA, with a new casino project of its own. Somehow, the good folks at Philadelphia Weekly got a hold of me and asked what I thought about Trump’s plans for a casino in North Philadelphia. Click here for a very comprehensive and enlightening article by Stve Volk at Philadelphia Weekly.




