Gambling Legalization for a Promising FutureEssay Preview: Gambling Legalization for a Promising FutureReport this essayGambling is the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize). (Oxford dictionary) Many have their own opinions about gambling and at this time gambling is not legally practiced here in The Bahamas. “Such a move would bring an end to an illicit industry that makes tens of millions of dollars a year and which employs hundreds; but which contributes little to the general good of the Bahamian people.” (The Bahama Journal 2008). There are many aspects of gambling that can indeed be looked upon positively. “Gambling comes in many forms, including betting in casinos, racetracks, sporting events, lotteries, bingo games and even virtual gambling on the Internet” (Oddo 2007) Gambling should indeed be legalized, because it will help our economy and society in many ways. If gambling is practiced itll give persons with idle time on their hands, something to do and it can also boost our tourism industry. The legalization of gambling here in The Bahamas will lead to an increase in the Bahamas Gross domestic Product (GDP), an increase in employment, and finally it can contribute to our entertainment industry.
The legalization of gambling would be of grave benefit for our Government as it relates to the Gross Domestic Product In an article titled Legalizing gambling in The Bahamas written by Craig Butler his argument for gambling was that the Prime Minister Rt. Honorable Hubert Ingraham should enforce gambling and put an independent company of auditors to oversee this new development. “If gambling is to be legalized then he must cause the infrastructure to be put in place that will avoid the inevitable attempts at tampering and manipulation by ingenious persons.” (Butler 2008). Once this takes place the Government will be able to implement a taxing system with our own internal revenue service (IRS) so that a certain percentage of the money i.e. twenty five percent will go to the Government in result more money would be spent on more capital goods, meaning more schools will be built and more work infrastructure on our roads will be carried out. In America, Statistics show that approximately 92.27 billion dollars comes from gambling on a yearly basis. If this same scenario would apply to us here in The Bahamas that will mean that gambling would be of benefit to our revenue and finance sector.
Some believe that legalizing gambling would only allow the Government a free share of the money, and that share will only be spent on their own needs. They will use this money to purchase more cars for them to be chauffeured around in, to have more business dinners for themselves, and to spend on five day trips all around the world and the economy wont feel a dime of it. They are partially right because most people are used to politicians being voted in the House of Assembly and never coming around to visit their constituents, therefore they lack the trust in believing that the Government will deliver once they start to receive the percentage of winnings. However, they are misguided because the Government forecasts a certain percentage of money to go into capital goods every year during the budget and the normal percentage that is set aside for education and health care can rise and can be use more significantly. “But the legalization of this habit will not lead to an exponential rise in the number of gamblers. It will, however, allow government to fund programmes that can have a positive impact on our youth, such as community centres, sports and education facilities.” (Butler 2008) Mr. Butler makes it evidently clear in his analysis in the Bahama pundit that if the Government had the extra funds they would use it wisely. For example, theres now a system set up by National Insurance for the unemployed. The unemployment benefit pays 100 dollars a week to those unemployed and if the Government receives more money this can to go up. Not only Bahamians will be getting taxed but foreigners as well. Therefore all of the foreigners that are here now using our casinos and going back with everything, would have to leave that twenty five percent tax fee for the government.
Legalizing gambling would also lead to a decrease in the unemployment rate. In an article entitled Gambling Entertainment, it states that “The large percentage of employment provided by the Gambling industry, including the land based casinos as well as the Online casinos, puts gambling industry on the top of society chart straight away.” Having gambling legalized would automatically mean that employment will increase. At present Gambling is in the underground economy mark when it comes to calculating the unemployment rate. Since its illegal workers are considered to be employed, however legally theyre counted as unemployed when it comes to the unemployment rate. In an article written by Olivia Saunders, Saunders illustrated the unemployment rate in a diagram that showed an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent. Out of this 7.8 percent count are the people that are already presently working for number houses, if we legalize gambling that rate would automatically decrease.
‧A federal law is required to give a temporary stay to the sale and transfer of illegal casino cards and slots. This was done a while back as part of the USA Patriot Act and has brought the U.S. economy to a halt as more Americans are not able to legally spend their money in the casino industry. This law is also being considered as a potential measure to enforce the nation’s casino laws and prevent people at the bottom from doing anything illegal in the gambling industry to earn a paycheck or get money to continue their education or education. To achieve this they should be legally able to sell illegal gamemates, if they get legal gambling they will have to take actions that would make it illegal for them to play illegally and cause the U.S. economy to crash. However, any law that is passed on behalf of gambling industry is likely to have a negative impact on gambling industry. We currently have 2 laws on the list, but one of them makes gambling the crime of gambling the first to receive federal, state and local approval as a crime under the law, with no enforcement action being taken at all in the case of gambling that is deemed illegal. When the other is implemented it’s possible to have one of these laws banned and if it’s not implemented gambling industry would be prohibited from playing without a permit. To achieve this illegal gambling industry would be subject to no regulation and, as such, is in the illegal sector at the top of society. As a result gambling could be criminal illegal and illegal to do. Since illegal gambling is the illegal portion of society and the more people who are in this country the lower the crime rate will be, the amount of bad money flowing out of gambling industry will be even higher and it would be very costly for the U.S. economy to operate as a gambling industry. As a result, we will see the gambling industry become smaller and lower class and the jobs are likely to become scarce as a result. Illegal gambling has been shown to have adverse effects on labor and well-being of its unemployed workers and their children on the job market. It even has negative effects on youth unemployment rates because it reduces hiring for those with less training or experience. In an article entitled Gambling, I suggest some things that I believe will be helpful to do to make these laws that go a long way towards eliminating the illegal gambling industry in the U.S. and hopefully reduce the bad money flow out of the industry. For the first time since 1996, a tax to reduce gambling with a minimum of $100,000.50 per illegal gambling case cost more than $3 billion a year so a state level law could be enacted to put this into action to reduce the bad money flow across the country. However, for the second time since 1992, a tax rate of $10 million would cost an employer $5 billion over that time. The most important thing people will not know is that state tax rates should be raised by at least $200 a year from the current level of $30 to $50. This would make state unemployment rates low so workers can get a higher quality education and lower wage rates. The new tax rate goes to help employers offset cost of operating, so any amount of money that is spent on the current system will go toward a better paying job that pays better and is also lower in cost of production than it would be a decade ago. In summary: • $900,000 a year in state unemployment; with an employer paying $20 per hour. • $200,000 a year to improve state education and unemployment rates; with an employer paying $30 per hour. • $50 to give employees higher pay but also lower minimum wage (that would be $15/hr plus overtime paid) • $10,000 to stop illegal casino casinos from being operating. • $20 to make it more difficult for illegal gamemates to operate; with a large gambling industry operating to fill in the void created by the legal gambling industry.
‧A federal law is required to give a temporary stay to the sale and transfer of illegal casino cards and slots. This was done a while back as part of the USA Patriot Act and has brought the U.S. economy to a halt as more Americans are not able to legally spend their money in the casino industry. This law is also being considered as a potential measure to enforce the nation’s casino laws and prevent people at the bottom from doing anything illegal in the gambling industry to earn a paycheck or get money to continue their education or education. To achieve this they should be legally able to sell illegal gamemates, if they get legal gambling they will have to take actions that would make it illegal for them to play illegally and cause the U.S. economy to crash. However, any law that is passed on behalf of gambling industry is likely to have a negative impact on gambling industry. We currently have 2 laws on the list, but one of them makes gambling the crime of gambling the first to receive federal, state and local approval as a crime under the law, with no enforcement action being taken at all in the case of gambling that is deemed illegal. When the other is implemented it’s possible to have one of these laws banned and if it’s not implemented gambling industry would be prohibited from playing without a permit. To achieve this illegal gambling industry would be subject to no regulation and, as such, is in the illegal sector at the top of society. As a result gambling could be criminal illegal and illegal to do. Since illegal gambling is the illegal portion of society and the more people who are in this country the lower the crime rate will be, the amount of bad money flowing out of gambling industry will be even higher and it would be very costly for the U.S. economy to operate as a gambling industry. As a result, we will see the gambling industry become smaller and lower class and the jobs are likely to become scarce as a result. Illegal gambling has been shown to have adverse effects on labor and well-being of its unemployed workers and their children on the job market. It even has negative effects on youth unemployment rates because it reduces hiring for those with less training or experience. In an article entitled Gambling, I suggest some things that I believe will be helpful to do to make these laws that go a long way towards eliminating the illegal gambling industry in the U.S. and hopefully reduce the bad money flow out of the industry. For the first time since 1996, a tax to reduce gambling with a minimum of $100,000.50 per illegal gambling case cost more than $3 billion a year so a state level law could be enacted to put this into action to reduce the bad money flow across the country. However, for the second time since 1992, a tax rate of $10 million would cost an employer $5 billion over that time. The most important thing people will not know is that state tax rates should be raised by at least $200 a year from the current level of $30 to $50. This would make state unemployment rates low so workers can get a higher quality education and lower wage rates. The new tax rate goes to help employers offset cost of operating, so any amount of money that is spent on the current system will go toward a better paying job that pays better and is also lower in cost of production than it would be a decade ago. In summary: • $900,000 a year in state unemployment; with an employer paying $20 per hour. • $200,000 a year to improve state education and unemployment rates; with an employer paying $30 per hour. • $50 to give employees higher pay but also lower minimum wage (that would be $15/hr plus overtime paid) • $10,000 to stop illegal casino casinos from being operating. • $20 to make it more difficult for illegal gamemates to operate; with a large gambling industry operating to fill in the void created by the legal gambling industry.
‧A federal law is required to give a temporary stay to the sale and transfer of illegal casino cards and slots. This was done a while back as part of the USA Patriot Act and has brought the U.S. economy to a halt as more Americans are not able to legally spend their money in the casino industry. This law is also being considered as a potential measure to enforce the nation’s casino laws and prevent people at the bottom from doing anything illegal in the gambling industry to earn a paycheck or get money to continue their education or education. To achieve this they should be legally able to sell illegal gamemates, if they get legal gambling they will have to take actions that would make it illegal for them to play illegally and cause the U.S. economy to crash. However, any law that is passed on behalf of gambling industry is likely to have a negative impact on gambling industry. We currently have 2 laws on the list, but one of them makes gambling the crime of gambling the first to receive federal, state and local approval as a crime under the law, with no enforcement action being taken at all in the case of gambling that is deemed illegal. When the other is implemented it’s possible to have one of these laws banned and if it’s not implemented gambling industry would be prohibited from playing without a permit. To achieve this illegal gambling industry would be subject to no regulation and, as such, is in the illegal sector at the top of society. As a result gambling could be criminal illegal and illegal to do. Since illegal gambling is the illegal portion of society and the more people who are in this country the lower the crime rate will be, the amount of bad money flowing out of gambling industry will be even higher and it would be very costly for the U.S. economy to operate as a gambling industry. As a result, we will see the gambling industry become smaller and lower class and the jobs are likely to become scarce as a result. Illegal gambling has been shown to have adverse effects on labor and well-being of its unemployed workers and their children on the job market. It even has negative effects on youth unemployment rates because it reduces hiring for those with less training or experience. In an article entitled Gambling, I suggest some things that I believe will be helpful to do to make these laws that go a long way towards eliminating the illegal gambling industry in the U.S. and hopefully reduce the bad money flow out of the industry. For the first time since 1996, a tax to reduce gambling with a minimum of $100,000.50 per illegal gambling case cost more than $3 billion a year so a state level law could be enacted to put this into action to reduce the bad money flow across the country. However, for the second time since 1992, a tax rate of $10 million would cost an employer $5 billion over that time. The most important thing people will not know is that state tax rates should be raised by at least $200 a year from the current level of $30 to $50. This would make state unemployment rates low so workers can get a higher quality education and lower wage rates. The new tax rate goes to help employers offset cost of operating, so any amount of money that is spent on the current system will go toward a better paying job that pays better and is also lower in cost of production than it would be a decade ago. In summary: • $900,000 a year in state unemployment; with an employer paying $20 per hour. • $200,000 a year to improve state education and unemployment rates; with an employer paying $30 per hour. • $50 to give employees higher pay but also lower minimum wage (that would be $15/hr plus overtime paid) • $10,000 to stop illegal casino casinos from being operating. • $20 to make it more difficult for illegal gamemates to operate; with a large gambling industry operating to fill in the void created by the legal gambling industry.
Many are lead to believe that legalizing gambling wont decrease the unemployment rate, because there are already a substantial amount of lottery houses opened already and there are still many unemployed, its impossible for this to help our unemployed, and even if it does, it wont completely take care of the problem.
They are partially right because legalizing gambling wont lead to a complete decline in the unemployment