Sentences with phrase «on the casino economy»

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I think we will be able to influence the way the global economy works and implement things like Robin Hood taxes [on financial market transactions] and ban high - frequency flash trading and dismantle this global casino.

Our economy is completely on its own, pulled this way and that, and ultimately down, by faltering corporate globalization and the catastrophic collapse of American casino capitalism.

Authored by Meraj Allahrakha, Paul Glasserman, and H. Peyton Young, the report reconfirms to Americans that nothing significant has been accomplished in the last six years to prevent casino capitalism on Wall Street from crashing our financial system and the U.S. economy again.

The same people who will benefit from an expanded green economy won't suffer from an expanded gambling economy, because they'd rather dine at an upscale (but tastefully casual) restaurant in Brooklyn that specializes in locally sourced food and sustainable agriculture than get on a bus to go to a «Las Vegas — style» casino in the Catskills.

«Casinos located within urban communities have a net negative impact on the host community's economy; i.e., more jobs are lost at existing businesses than the casino itself generates, because money formerly spent at those businesses is instead spent at the casino — and subsequently exiting the community.»

However, some state and county lawmakers and village officials said the casino would increase crime, traffic, strain on public services and do little to improve the local economy.

Cuomo's administration has been active in providing statistics on what casino expansion would mean for the state's economy: • An estimated 6,700 construction jobs • An estimated 2,900 permanent jobs tied to casinos • Nearly $ 200 million in aid to local governments • $ 240 million for schools and property tax relief

The study goes on to suggest that casino gambling will boost other areas of the economy as well, including the purchases of goods and services, and the horse racing and breeding industries.

Opponents of gambling note that casinos can actually make a local economy worse, with issues ranging from increased costs to law enforcement to the impact a gambling addiction has on families.

The dice have started to roll but it remains to be seen whether Cuomo's bet on casino gambling will pay off for the state's economy.

There are also six statewide propositions on the ballot, one of them that would allow casino gambling in portions of upstate as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to jumpstart the economy.

Cahill said he is «not opposed to the Nevele casino project» and believes «that the destination resort setting is the most appropriate and that a project on the scale of what is proposed for the Nevele could be a significant boost for the local economy, particularly the greater Ellenville area.»

«Government has to be a partner with businesses in designing the new economy for tomorrow,» the Democratic governor said, emphasizing the the Rivers Casino project will be part of a «destination» on the site once occupied by the American Locomotive Company.

Steele, who speaks in Albany on Thursday, adds the presence of casinos has created a gambling culture that has skewed the region's economy toward low - paying service jobs and has resulted in a spike in problem and pathological gamblers.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

If you find properties that would be decent deals even without the casino, then you're sure to be very successful if it has the promised improving effect on the local economy.

«The last time the real estate market was at such a high point, developer Bruce Eichner was on his way to one of his biggest busts, defaulting on the $ 3.9 billion Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in 2008, just as the economy was beginning to tank.»