State gambling initiatives continue to grow - Texas following in suit

May 18, 2009 - Written by Glen

Texas is the most recent state to begin changing their state gambling laws for the better. The expansion of gambling has been a recurring theme amongst different States in the Union, and now Texas legislature is beginning to catch up with the rest. There has, however, been a snag in the line in the production of the new laws.

Resort Casinos, similar to those found in Vegas, were the planned venue that would take popularity in the Lone Star State. This is where the hold up has began, as law makers who had favored this change have backed out. The necessary support had not been achieved by the liberals, as the right wing politicians remain steadfast in their opposition toward legalizing gambling.

A Bill is still on the table under careful scrutinization, backed by Representative Jose Menendez that would legalize Poker Rooms in the state that has create the eponymously named Texas Hold'em - perhaps the most popular variant of the world wide phenomenon that is poker. While Menendez also supports the Resort based Casinos, it is realized that Poker Rooms could be a more immediate solution to the economic problem.

Most recent gambling legislature lifting the bans on casino style gambling have been to do recent financial hardship in the United States. Casinos are proposed economic enhancers to rake in some extra cash for the States that choose to employ this method of what is an essentially an optional tax. Lottery has also been colloquially called an optional tax as most players are just paying money to the government with occasional small returns and the near impossible jackpots that are handed out every now and again.

There is a state of mind that the stimulus package President Obama has put forth is the cause of inhibition in Texas's decision making. The stimulus package pulled Texas back over the edge from a point where school budget cuts were becoming a reality. This has, experts say, attributed to the delay in legalized gambling. This does not, however, take attention away from the fact that many of Texas's neighboring states have legal gambling institutes and subsequently these locations are causing Texas to lose out on what could otherwise be an additional source of cash.

The economy is unlikely to pick up the pace and return from the alleged recession we have found our selves in, so the chance at legalized gambling in Texas is not completely moot.