Casinos and Crime: The Luck Runs Out
When it comes to crime, legalized casino gambling seemed to be a surprisingly good bet: Local unemployment went down, tax revenue went up and crime didn't increase when a casino opened. Some researchers even found that crime declined immediately after casinos came to town. Well, the casino cure for crime proved to be just as delusional as gamblers' luck, says University of Georgia economist David B. Mustard. Legalized casino gambling once seemed to be an antidote to crime, but a study finds that the effect is short-lived.
May 10, 2006
Posted By Hector Rodriguez
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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