What would the electoral effects be of a ban on gambling?

[Tekken_Guy]

What would be the electoral effects of gambling being banned?

[Roll Roons]

Depends on which party implements it - you'd likely see substantial swings away from them in Nevada and a few other places like Atlantic County, NJ.

[sting in the rafters]

Would the ban also impact tribal lands? If so, Native Americans disproportionately swing towards whatever party offers to re-legalize betting.

[progressive85]

Not good.  There's nothing to gain by stopping seniors with money to spare from hitting up the casino on a boring Saturday afternoon.  Just nothing to gain.

General Inquiry to Atlas: Does Florida have casinos?

[Non Swing Voter]

Not good.  There's nothing to gain by stopping seniors with money to spare from hitting up the casino on a boring Saturday afternoon.  Just nothing to gain.

General Inquiry to Atlas: Does Florida have casinos?

Yes, Florida definitely has casinos.  There's a massive one in Tampa.

[progressive85]

Not good.  There's nothing to gain by stopping seniors with money to spare from hitting up the casino on a boring Saturday afternoon.  Just nothing to gain.

General Inquiry to Atlas: Does Florida have casinos?

Yes, Florida definitely has casinos.  There's a massive one in Tampa.

ah, thanks for that.  Are there any states with statutes that actually ban casinos?

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Not good.  There's nothing to gain by stopping seniors with money to spare from hitting up the casino on a boring Saturday afternoon.  Just nothing to gain.

General Inquiry to Atlas: Does Florida have casinos?

Yes, Florida definitely has casinos.  There's a massive one in Tampa.

ah, thanks for that.  Are there any states with statutes that actually ban casinos?

Tennessee bans casinos, but allows online sports betting.  Governor Lee actually said he would have vetoed the sports betting bill if it didn't make it clear that no casinos would be permitted (and, as it was, he allowed it to take effect without his signature).

[TodayJunior]

Not good.  There's nothing to gain by stopping seniors with money to spare from hitting up the casino on a boring Saturday afternoon.  Just nothing to gain.

General Inquiry to Atlas: Does Florida have casinos?

It’s done by county. There’s none in Orange, but as mentioned above Tampa yes, and south Florida as well. The space coast (brevard) also has them.

[Non Swing Voter]

Not good.  There's nothing to gain by stopping seniors with money to spare from hitting up the casino on a boring Saturday afternoon.  Just nothing to gain.

General Inquiry to Atlas: Does Florida have casinos?

Yes, Florida definitely has casinos.  There's a massive one in Tampa.

ah, thanks for that.  Are there any states with statutes that actually ban casinos?

Not many.  The vast majority of states actually have casinos in them.  Virginia was actually one of the few states left with no casinos but they are opening them up in "economically repressed" areas (i.e., rural areas downstate). 

It seems like states are opening up casinos as a way to drum up tax dollars without actually raising taxes.  Then what happens is a nearby state legalizes gambling.  There was a casino in WV that was getting a lot of money from MD casino-goers so MD legalized gambling.  Then Virginia residents started going to MD so VA legalized it.  Same with PA, lots of people were going to NJ so PA opened their own casinos.  They want to keep the money in state.  It's basically a race to the bottom.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Not good.  There's nothing to gain by stopping seniors with money to spare from hitting up the casino on a boring Saturday afternoon.  Just nothing to gain.

General Inquiry to Atlas: Does Florida have casinos?

Yes, Florida definitely has casinos.  There's a massive one in Tampa.

ah, thanks for that.  Are there any states with statutes that actually ban casinos?

Not many.  The vast majority of states actually have casinos in them.  Virginia was actually one of the few states left with no casinos but they are opening them up in "economically repressed" areas (i.e., rural areas downstate). 

It seems like states are opening up casinos as a way to drum up tax dollars without actually raising taxes.  Then what happens is a nearby state legalizes gambling.  There was a casino in WV that was getting a lot of money from MD casino-goers so MD legalized gambling.  Then Virginia residents started going to MD so VA legalized it.  Same with PA, lots of people were going to NJ so PA opened their own casinos.  They want to keep the money in state.  It's basically a race to the bottom.

A quick Google search says Utah, Hawaii, Alaska, Texas, and Tennessee are the only five states without casinos.

[pbrower2a]

Most obviously, Nevada goes back to being an arch-conservative state whose economic basis is ranching and mining.

[Ferguson97]

If it's banned by Republicans, Nevada votes Democrat by 20 points.

If it's banned by Democrats, Nevada votes Republican by 20 points.

[Schiff for Senate]

If it's banned by Republicans, Nevada votes Democrat by 20 points.

If it's banned by Democrats, Nevada votes Republican by 20 points.

I actually think you're either overestimating Democrats or underestimating the GOP in this. I feel like most casino owners and workers probably vote Democratic already. Maybe not overwhelmingly but maybe like 60% or so? So yes, turnout would surge and they'd vote even more Democrat, but I feel like the GOP margin if Democrats ban casinos would be slightly larger than the Democratic margin if Republicans ban casinos. Though I could be wrong since I'm no whiz on NV politics.