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The midterm elections were an important time for gambling companies. Most states have put the issue of legalizing gambling or at minimum increasing land based casinos on the ballots in some form or another. Some states wanted the voters’ decision on building specific new gambling casinos in their states. They wanted to make sure that gamers are aware of the benefits of gambling, but have the opportunity to see the downside too. Prior to the midterm elections, advertisers on both sides pined and petitioned for their positions to be heard. On one end were the pro-gambling organizations that cite the growth in revenue and job possibilities as the main reasons why gaming companies should be allowed to expand in the markets. They believe that the benefits of gambling companies are the biggest draw to making the moves. They also advertised that gaming companies will bring in millions in tax revenue dollars, thus making the taxation put upon voters that much smaller. On the other side though was the group of organizers who stated that legalizing and regulating gambling would bring more problems than benefits. Sure there would be a rise in revenue due to the increases in gambling, but the ancillary problems would take over a huge chunk of that revenue. Namely, they cited gambling addictions, crime, corruption, money laundering and other illegal activities as the specific things that would weigh heavily on the communities that allowed gambling in.

Gaming regulators were hoping that they would get the backing of the American public for gambling changes, but that isn’t what happened. For the most part voters opted to either maintain the 50-50 split on the issue, or vote against gambling altogether. It was not the outcome gaming operators were hoping for. In addition, now Marco Rubio has moved into the Senate in Florida. Rubio is known as a conservative who most likely will vote against any gambling growth towards legalization. His push regarding the issue is the rise in criminal activity that anti-gambling activists first started to promote while advertising for their own side of the issue. Only time will tell what happens, but gambling is still a hot topic in the world of legislators.