Today is a big day in the history of gambling affairs in the United States. The residents of eight states will have to vote and determine the future of the gambling industry in the state they are living. Voters have the power to give a green light to the further expansion of the gambling sector in their area or halt any plans for building procedures.
These are the states, whose residents are responsible for the future of the gaming sector in the region. Needless to say, the states’ authorities fight different issues but yet, some of the decisions they take meet the opposition of the local communities.
California voters will have to decide whether a new tribal casino, located in the vicinity of Madera, is acceptable or not. In other words they will be in charge of approving the so called “Proposition 48” or disapproving it.
Both – opponents and proponents of the future casino project have organised campaigns and spent great sums of money in order to convince the voters to support their standpoint.
Surprisingly, despite the willingness of the authorities to build another casino in the region, statistics show that the living standard of the residents, living near the future casino venue, is pretty low.
Colorado residents are about to decide the gambling problem, concerning the Amendment 68, which is intended to let investors build casinos at racetracks in Pueblo, Mesa and Arapahoe. While the defenders of the Amendment claim that the state will benefit from the gambling taxes that will be imposed, the opponents consider the proposal to be unrealistic and think that it will have a devastating effect on the revenues of the existing casinos.
Voters in Kansas will have to give their positive or negative vote about the changes in the Constitution. If implemented, they will allow charitable organizations play host to various lotteries and games with the aim of raising funds for charitable purposes.
Here comes the state that has gone through lots of gambling issues recently. Massachusetts‘ residents are supposed to allow or refuse the establishment of a casino in Everett. The worse of all is that the local communities are in two minds about it. The future casino has plenty of supporters as well as plenty of opponents. It will be interesting what the final say of the local people will be.
Rhode Island citizens will be given the chance to increase the number of table games, available at the Newport Grand slot parlor, by giving their vote.
The situation in South Carolina is pretty much the same as in Kansas. The local people will have to allow or deny the right to non – profit organizations organize charitable events that have a element of gambling.
Keno, Craps and roulette might become legal in Deadwood, South Dakota, provided that the citizens give their approval.
The residents of Tennessee have to vote “for” or “against” the proposal of letting charity organisations play host to lottery games. Even if percentage of the voters that approve the amenity, outnumber those who are against it, the validation of the new rule will still have to gather two-thirds of the overall vote.
