Casino Culture

The Atlantic: A Good Way to Wreck a Local Economy: Build Casinos - No one should look to the gambling industry to revive cities, “because that’s not what casinos do.”

As casino expansion reaches its limits, the towns and cities that turned to gambling to escape their problems may discover that they have accepted a sucker’s bet: local economies that look worse than ever, local residents tempted into new forms of self-destructive behavior, and a dwindling flow of cash to show for it all.