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Not every business suffers from hard times and economic rough spots.  Pawn shops, for examples tend to do more business as more people are forced to sell valuables for a little extra cash.  Then there are also lottery tickets sales.  Perhaps several people cling to the same get rich quick ambition as times get desperate.  Some would argue this is a proper analogy for lawmakers and slot machines.

Atlanta, Georgia is yet another state looking to pull its people through this current economic recession by generating more revenue without tax hike and also creating more jobs.  Though slot machines have proven to generate hundreds of million a year in taxable income, not everyone agrees they are a healthy solution.

The idea of introducing some 5,000 slot machines is currently on the table in Atlanta.  Slot machines are often called video lottery machines.  The hope is that slot machines will generate new business in the city.  Revenue will also be shared with the HOPE scholarship.

The plan is that introducing legal slot machines under the administration of the state lottery board, will kill off business for underground operators. 

At least two industries in downtown Atlanta are really excited about the idea of slot machines; tourism and hospitality.  Slot machine would mean thousands of new jobs to accommodate what would hopefully be a flood of tourist activity.  There are even some officials, Representative Roger Bruce and Commissioner Robb Pitts for example, that would like to see a constitutional amendment that would not only allow slot machines, but full casino gambling.
 

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