Here's my non-scientific, non-informed (no facts) opinion. Nevada casinos pay the lowest tax rate in the nation. They require huge amounts of municipal services (police, fire) which costs the city of Las Vegas money. The cost of these additional services have to come from somewhere. Of course, you could say why don't the casinos just pay more. I don't think that any of the Las Vegas casinos are actually making money (beside operating expenses). Many are on the verge (or have already filed for) bankruptcy. It's interesting that when the Mob ran the casinos, not only did they make a profit, but there was extra money to be skimmed off the top for the bosses. Today's casinos just seem to keep borrowing money to create new attractions but never recoup the investment. Hopefully someone has an informed (based on facts and statistics) take on this.
As an aside, the Clark County raise for teachers has been cancelled for this year because of a lack of funds. They are already some of the lowest paid teachers in the country.
Larry (Limo driver and retired NJ teacher) from Las Vegas
