Is Las Vegas Truly A Gambling House?
When politicians get together and create a gambling authority to oversee and monitor the casinos in Nevada, they inadvertently create one of the largest misuse of power and greed that exists in the world today. Why do I say this? Well, because the Gambling Commission and the politicians that created the commission, did so to be able to protect the gaming industry from competition. Of course, the result of this is obvious in the way that the gambling industry operates.
Maybe in retrospect, city and state leaders would also be better off if they'd retained the Convention Center available and instead put on big events and placing all their hard-earned money into a gaming facility which pays absolutely no taxes and only pays small amounts for the use of the property in the center of the largest city in the state. The reason for this is simple; there's no money in Macau, because Macau is broke. The men and women who own the properties surrounding the Convention Center are only interested in using the tax money that comes in, to pay their own executives and rent out their property. This is exactly what is happening in Las Vegas, with the Clark County Recreation and Parks Department.
Now then, I want to go into detail about the legal aspects of gaming in Las Vegas, that's the primary and first article. What I am about to tell you is extremely disturbing and shows the entire lack of ethics of politicians trying to pass laws that serve only the interest of special interests. One example of this is the newly passed Gaming Law, also called House Bill 1080. For those who don't understand, House Bill 1080 is a really controversial gambling bill that tries to impose a ban on online gaming in Nevada.
It's important to remember that the House Bill has already been signed into law and is now a part of the State's Constitution. So, though it may have first appeared as a gaming proposal, the true intent was to restrict internet gaming at all Las Vegas casinos. Naturally, all casinos in Las Vegas opposed the House Bill and even said so publicly. This was nothing new to me, and it is good to know what all of our elected officials consider your right to bet.
In reference to this, I wish to have a look at how gambling in vegas really works. When gamblers come to Las Vegas, they need to gamble at one of three casinos in the Venetian casino complex. All the other casinos are owned by somebody else, which makes gambling in Las Vegas a very symbiotic relationship for both the casinos and the gamblers. The casinos make money from gambling addicts, while the gamblers pay taxes, get their resorts and food accommodations, and generally get a great deal for gambling. So long as that is going on, the politicians will never have any problem passing ridiculous laws that serve only to benefit the gaming industry and hurt the rest of us.
Now then, why do I say all this? Gambling is legal in most American cities, except for New Orleans. And yet there are lots of areas where it's illegal to gamble (including parts of Florida, where the legislation is probably much less strict). Informative post So it stands to reason that the ordinary citizen in an Atlantic City, Las Vegas, or Jacksonville area does not have an extremely large amount of exposure to gambling, and therefore has no reason to be worried about it. Whereas the typical citizen of a big northern city such as Toronto or Montreal would.
But that is my point: it isn't the laws that regulate gambling which are bad. It is the politicians who pass these laws that are bad. That's my main article, but if you read the whole thing, you will discover that I am not quite as harsh on the gambling community as I was before publishing this report. In fact, I really support legalized gambling in vegas. And why I support it, I'll let you know in a later article.
My main beef with gambling in general, and Las Vegas in particular, is that it degrades the value of your house and increases your property taxes. It reduces tourism, and it causes problems in other areas of government, such as urban planning. And, perhaps worst of all, it destroys relatives, which is allegedly one of the purposes of marriage in the beginning anyway. The only way that gambling should be legal in Las Vegas is if you are married to a casino employee and know nothing else about gambling, or if your family owns a house in Las Vegas and you want to gamble with your money there.
Maybe in retrospect, city and state leaders would also be better off if they'd retained the Convention Center available and instead put on big events and placing all their hard-earned money into a gaming facility which pays absolutely no taxes and only pays small amounts for the use of the property in the center of the largest city in the state. The reason for this is simple; there's no money in Macau, because Macau is broke. The men and women who own the properties surrounding the Convention Center are only interested in using the tax money that comes in, to pay their own executives and rent out their property. This is exactly what is happening in Las Vegas, with the Clark County Recreation and Parks Department.
Now then, I want to go into detail about the legal aspects of gaming in Las Vegas, that's the primary and first article. What I am about to tell you is extremely disturbing and shows the entire lack of ethics of politicians trying to pass laws that serve only the interest of special interests. One example of this is the newly passed Gaming Law, also called House Bill 1080. For those who don't understand, House Bill 1080 is a really controversial gambling bill that tries to impose a ban on online gaming in Nevada.
It's important to remember that the House Bill has already been signed into law and is now a part of the State's Constitution. So, though it may have first appeared as a gaming proposal, the true intent was to restrict internet gaming at all Las Vegas casinos. Naturally, all casinos in Las Vegas opposed the House Bill and even said so publicly. This was nothing new to me, and it is good to know what all of our elected officials consider your right to bet.
In reference to this, I wish to have a look at how gambling in vegas really works. When gamblers come to Las Vegas, they need to gamble at one of three casinos in the Venetian casino complex. All the other casinos are owned by somebody else, which makes gambling in Las Vegas a very symbiotic relationship for both the casinos and the gamblers. The casinos make money from gambling addicts, while the gamblers pay taxes, get their resorts and food accommodations, and generally get a great deal for gambling. So long as that is going on, the politicians will never have any problem passing ridiculous laws that serve only to benefit the gaming industry and hurt the rest of us.
Now then, why do I say all this? Gambling is legal in most American cities, except for New Orleans. And yet there are lots of areas where it's illegal to gamble (including parts of Florida, where the legislation is probably much less strict). Informative post So it stands to reason that the ordinary citizen in an Atlantic City, Las Vegas, or Jacksonville area does not have an extremely large amount of exposure to gambling, and therefore has no reason to be worried about it. Whereas the typical citizen of a big northern city such as Toronto or Montreal would.
But that is my point: it isn't the laws that regulate gambling which are bad. It is the politicians who pass these laws that are bad. That's my main article, but if you read the whole thing, you will discover that I am not quite as harsh on the gambling community as I was before publishing this report. In fact, I really support legalized gambling in vegas. And why I support it, I'll let you know in a later article.
My main beef with gambling in general, and Las Vegas in particular, is that it degrades the value of your house and increases your property taxes. It reduces tourism, and it causes problems in other areas of government, such as urban planning. And, perhaps worst of all, it destroys relatives, which is allegedly one of the purposes of marriage in the beginning anyway. The only way that gambling should be legal in Las Vegas is if you are married to a casino employee and know nothing else about gambling, or if your family owns a house in Las Vegas and you want to gamble with your money there.
Public Last updated: 2021-03-26 03:44:54 PM
