Casinos
Are casinos good for Ontario? To every situation there are positive and
negative points. In the situation of casinos, the positive side has a very
strong case that outweighs the negative side. One of the main reasons that they
are good is that numerous jobs are created by and for the government. Another
positive aspect is that the government and local charities will get some of the
revenue created at these gambling locations. Along with these reasons, a lot of
the people that will come to visit the casinos, from Canada or the United States
and encourage the tourism industry. Casinos are a good solution for many
problems including tourism and government funding.
One of the most important reasons why casinos are a good thing is the
fact that a number of jobs are created. In the past three years casinos have
created nearly 43,0001 jobs directly and indirectly. With today's job market,
these jobs are greatly needed to help keep the unemployment rate down. There is
really no negative side to creating jobs for the people of Ontario.
From past years it can be noted that Ontario casinos are taking in great
amounts of money annually. Casino Rama in Orillia took in 366.1 million2 last
year and Casino Niagara had revenues of approximately 650.0 million3. Of those
amounts the government will take two to four percent4 for funding programs.
This funding goes towards such areas as agriculture, environment, fisheries, and
aquaculture. If the funding was not from these casinos where would it come from,
and would these mean the each of these areas would also get funding cuts like
other sectors? Since the money is coming from casinos, it is saving the average
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