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 import ...view middle of the document...
5 In Ontario alone it's expected that 160 million dollars6 is given to charities. With this additional funding the charities will be able to help so many more people that they would otherwise without this funding.One more of the bonuses of having casinos in Ontario is the fact that they bring tourists in from other areas of the province or other countries. Both the casinos in Niagara and Windsor attract large quantities of people from the UnitedStates. If we did not have the gaming houses people from these locations and Ontarians would just go to another place to gamble, like Las Vegas. Although is no way to tell the number of tourists coming to the casino and then going to other businesses in the district to spend money it is know that on average casinos inOntario attract 14,0007 people per day. With that many people going to these cities each day, who knows how many will be visiting other places to spend money. People may say that there are a lot of people that are becoming addicted to gambling each day, but the average person spends only $578 each t...
