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.