Legalization of Gambling in New York State

Abstract: An 11 page paper arguing that New York State should indeed take the final step to fully-legalized casino gambling. The state has operated the lottery since 1967, boasting that they profit more than a billion dollars each year from it. Off-track betting has been legal since 1971, yet legislators resist legalizing casino gambling on 'moral' grounds, citing the 1.2% of the country's general population who are compulsive gamblers. The Indian tribe commonly known as the Mohawks (the Oneida Nation) have had a highly successful casino in operation since 1993, breathing new life into a severely depressed area. Most of upstate New York is farm country, with little attraction for tourists, but the experience of the Oneida Indians shows that people all over the state are interested in legal gaming: more than 7,000 appeared on the casino's opening day. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Filename: Gamble.wps

Pages: 11

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Subcatagory: Argumentative / Pro-Con Essays

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