Not exact matches
The sprouting of these islands of legality, observers predict, will spur other states to open up their cannabis markets lest they
lose out on
revenue and tourism, much as the casino
gambling pioneered in Las Vegas became ubiquitous across the continent.
Startups that don't
gamble are likely to either
lose money because they are not bringing in enough customers or they are going to simply push along, without spending much and without making any
revenue, which is as good as being dead in the water.
Gambling companies have argued for years that New York
loses billions of dollars a year to casinos in Connecticut and New Jersey, costing the state jobs and tax
revenue.
Since 2010, George Osborne has drastically missed his deficit target,
lost the UK's AAA credit rating, increased public debt by trillions and made huge
gambles on the tax
revenues.