One More US State Legalizes Blackjack and Poker in Sanctioned Establishments
Nevada is rapidly becoming less and less the star of gaming in the United States as Pennsylvania steps up to the plate and scores a new victory for fans of casino gambling. In a nation with an on again, off again love affair with casinos, this is a surprise to some, but not to gaming industry experts who have been predicting further shifts in legal code as state budgets grow tighter and tighter. More states than ever before have begun to loosen their restrictions as the political landscape begins to change thanks to the economic woes being faced by not only the US, but the rest of the globe. Traditionally, casinos in Pennsylvania have only offered slot machines, for the most part, but this new change in the law opens the door for blackjack, poker and many other table games that are promising to do big business in the northeastern state. By taxing not only casinos, but gamblers who pocket big wins and the licensing needed to run a gaming establishment, the state stands to put quite a lot of cash into its empty coffers thanks largely to a newly open mind about casinos.
Other states that have made similar moves in the last few months include Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky and even New Jersey. Each of these have made at least small local changes and now that Pennsylvania has joined in, it will be able to compete more easily with its neighbors when it comes to luring in gamblers who might otherwise have headed to Atlantic City, Las Vegas or a variety of Native American casino locations on reservation land that is not affected the same way by state regulations.