Legalized gambling brings big revenue for the cities.

... Outline THESIS: Legalized gambling brings big revenue for the cities. Taxes, tourism incomes increase. But at the same time violent crimes increase about 200 percent in the city. Social-welfare costs, gambling problems, losses of jobs, economic disruption of other businesses increase. Population goes down. We can say that it brings nothing but crime, corruption, demoralization of moral and ethical standards, lower living standards. Introduction 1. Historical Introduction 2. Legalized Gambling Types + Casinos + State Lotteries (gambling by the government) 3. Legalized Gambling and Its Economical Effects 4. Legalized Gambling and Its Social Effects 5. Some Statistics and Graphics 6. One Example for Legalized Gambling: Minnesota Conclusion Historical Introduction Gambling was popular in North America long before the USA was founded. "Playing cards and dice were brought by the British. By the end of the 17th century, just about every country seat in colonial America had a lottery wheel. Cockfighting flourished throughout the countries, especially in the South. Bear Baiting was also

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