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 California Research Bureau: Thousands of gamblers addicted to casino games, including blackjack
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According to a report recently submitted by the California Research Bureau, the state's gambling industry has an enormous impact on California's economy and its citizens. Attorney General Bill Lockyer was reported as saying that he had commissioned the report because of the highly fast expansion of California's casino market over the past several years. The report says that, currently, the state's gambling business generates up to $13 billion on an annual basis.
Also, according to the report's findings, California's Indian casinos make more profits than tribal casinos in any other neighboring state. As of 2004, they operated as many as 58,100 gaming machines, and offered over 1,820 table games, including blackjack and roulette. In addition, up to 90% of all tribal casino employees across California are non-Indians, indicating that these gaming venues create thousands of jobs for their hosting communities.
Nevertheless, the report also shows that the casinos promote a diverse range of social ills, such as problem gamblers - people whose addiction to gambling harms them and their loved ones. There are 589,000 adult Californians who have gambling problems, the report says. The report places the annual cost of adult problem gamblers at nearly $509 million. These costs are typically associated with bankruptcy, unpaid bills, substance abuse and unemployment.
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Source: Blackjack2002 News Staff
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Monday, 5 June 2006
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