Gambling improve lives

[Russlenat]

This country is actually making the right move by seeing gambling as a way to help boost the economy. Contrary to what others think that gambling only destroys lives, if this plan really gets realized it could actually improve lives by creating jobs.

And from the looks of it, the goal is to boost tourism, meaning the target isn’t really the locals. Their pockets won’t be the ones getting hurt, while the country still benefits from job creation and added economic activity.

Kazakhstan is proceeding with a high-profile development plan for the establishment of new gambling zones across several of its regions, in an effort to enhance local economies and draw visitors. According to a statement by Minister of Tourism and Sports Yerbol Myrzabosynov, the government will establish controlled casino regions within Mangystau, Almaty, East Kazakhstan, and Zhetysu. This development constitutes one of the most significant shifts in the country’s policy on gaming thus far, adding new destinations to the already existing legal enclaves at Borovoye and Kapchagay, with the goal of giving a fresh boost to the national tourism sector.

[Orpichukwu]

If I get this news correctly, they are not just handing out licences to casino owners, but they are also building government-controlled casinos across all the states. If that's correct, indeed, it will be a means to create job opportunities for their citizens and also generate revenue for the country. If the system is designed to be fair and the country is tourist-friendly, then it will be easy for them to achieve their goal.

[MAAManda]

From national perspective, it can indeed improve the lives of people living around it. However, it's possible that expectations will not be in line with the existing facts later. If the local community doesn't have good understanding about gambling, opening a localization will have negative impact on the area itself.

In Indonesia, we have the largest volcanic lake in the world, it's called "Lake Toba". There was once a proposal to open gambling district there, but it was debated in parliament. Given our relatively low human resource levels, our government decided to postpone or possibly cancel the plan for the future.

[Kasabus]

That’s exactly why the government is there, they’re the ones regulating it, and once it’s regulated properly the risks are minimized.

I actually admire countries that know how to use gambling to boost the economy without sacrificing their people. That’s the key, attract tourists to gamble while locals get the jobs and aren’t pushed to play.

We’ve seen this setup before in our country with POGO, those were Chinese operators targeting gamblers in China, the government benefited from taxes, not tourism since it was online, but the tax revenue was still huge. The problem was it wasn’t regulated well, and now it’s banned.

[Kelward]

Gambling improves lives of those that won big and continue to gamble responsibly, the government that collects taxes from the casinos, the owners and people that works in the casinos while losers pays for everything. Having clarified that I think that the project is a good initiative for the government of Kazakhstan, they are building a gambling industry that will create jobs for their citizens and improve their economy. I hope that countries where gambling is banned aside from religious reasons should learn from Kazakhstan, and build a sector that will impact their economy and citizens positively.

[Yaunfitda]

That's what Singapore has been doing for years, their local is not the target customer but tourist. Although they only have 2 casinos there, the Marinas and Resort World, but it was design that majority that is going to play is only tourist. And if locals wanted to play, they have to pay a heavy fines like

Types of Entry Levy

Day Levy: S$150

Annual Levy: S$3,000

https://www.gentingrewards.com.sg/en/home/casino/casino-entry-levy

So that alone deter Singaporeans from going inside their casinos as that is really huge fine.

[Peanutswar]

A gambling casino is one of the largest contributors of taxes in a country because of the huge amount of earnings they can get with their entertainment services and afaik they are paying tax around 3-5% base on their gross revenue and if the casino is a large earner oc course a large paying contribution is needed. Also some of them agree that they will offer a work to their casino came from the local countries so additional source of man power and additional number of people getting a work with the help of them. Now its up to the player if they will addicted to the casino because its their accountability not with the casino. Sometimes those nearby country does not have a casino are more likely visited so additional players can be added.

[aysha9853]

It is very true that well-regulated gambling can have a positive economic impact. It can boost job creation, infrastructure development, and tourism. These benefits are real, especially if the focus is on visitors.

[Oshosondy]

I will not say gambling improves life and I will not say gambling deteriorates life but if done in a good way, gamblers can really enjoy gambling.

This is a welcome development as long as the government will make money from the gambling. It is left to people to gamble responsibly and not be thinking that they can make money from gambling.

[aioc]

This country is actually making the right move by seeing gambling as a way to help boost the economy. Contrary to what others think that gambling only destroys lives, if this plan really gets realized it could actually improve lives by creating jobs.

The article discusses physical casinos; those who manage, work, and partner with them are improving their lives, but it's different from the players' perspective.
But somehow that's the positive effect of physical casinos, they create jobs, build companies, and pay taxes to sustain the government projects, this is the reason why casinos, be it offline or online, will continue to exist, they are an industry that contributes.

[davis196]

There's nothing new in the idea of a country boosting it's tourism by adopting gambling. The weird thing is that the country is Kazakhstan.
Who the hell wants to visit Kazakhstan as a tourist? The country is a bit far away from the big tourist destinations and I don't know about anything that could potentially cause interest among the tourists and make them visit Middle Asia. Is there something interesting in Kazakhstan? Great nature or great cities with amazing architecture and history? There's one good thing out of this story. The gambling industry around the world is booming. Even conservative countries like Kazakhstan are becoming liberal towards gambling.

[Vaculin]

I will not say gambling improves life and I will not say gambling deteriorates life but if done in a good way, gamblers can really enjoy gambling.

This is a welcome development as long as the government will make money from the gambling. It is left to people to gamble responsibly and not be thinking that they can make money from gambling.

The government can make money regardless of how gamblers feel since their main source of income here is taxes and they don’t need to gamble to win.

It really depends on how the government manages it, and focusing on gambling venues meant mainly for tourists is a good way to minimize risk while still improving tax revenue.
Unfortunately not all countries do that, some end up milking their own people and while they collect taxes it also destroys lives in the process.

[TypoTonic]

I will not say gambling improves life and I will not say gambling deteriorates life but if done in a good way, gamblers can really enjoy gambling.

I think the topic title is a bit misleading, since it's not necessarily the act of gambling that improve the people's lives. Anyway, it does bring a lot more to their economy. Look at how much revenue they could potentially get for each new casino, as well as the new job opportunities that it opens up for their locals. As stated in the article:

Every new casino business will bring from 2 billion to 3 billion tenge of tax revenue each year, approximately $4.3 million to $6.5 million. Beyond fiscal benefits, employment potential is equally enormous, with each venue projected to create around 500 new jobs for the local population.

[rdluffy]

Here in Brazil, we have an excellent opportunity to have physical casinos in various locations that would be interesting and increase tourism, generate jobs, bring in money, and boost the economy as a whole
However, they have not yet been approved, and the government has had this project on hold for several years now

The curious thing is that lotteries are legal throughout the country, online betting houses are legal, and there is massive advertising for betting, mainly because of soccer, but physical casinos are not allowed 

[Beparanf]

If I get this news correctly, they are not just handing out licences to casino owners, but they are also building government-controlled casinos across all the states. If that's correct, indeed, it will be a means to create job opportunities for their citizens and also generate revenue for the country. If the system is designed to be fair and the country is tourist-friendly, then it will be easy for them to achieve their goal.

That’s right, Casino should work this way if people just knew how to gamble responsibly. It creates job and generate tax for the government coming from gambler that has spendable money for gambling dedicated for entertainment purposes.

People is just naive to blame everything to gambling while the real culprit for destroying their lives is their own greediness that result to addiction.

[arwin100]

This country is actually making the right move by seeing gambling as a way to help boost the economy. Contrary to what others think that gambling only destroys lives, if this plan really gets realized it could actually improve lives by creating jobs.

And from the looks of it, the goal is to boost tourism, meaning the target isn’t really the locals. Their pockets won’t be the ones getting hurt, while the country still benefits from job creation and added economic activity.

Kazakhstan is proceeding with a high-profile development plan for the establishment of new gambling zones across several of its regions, in an effort to enhance local economies and draw visitors. According to a statement by Minister of Tourism and Sports Yerbol Myrzabosynov, the government will establish controlled casino regions within Mangystau, Almaty, East Kazakhstan, and Zhetysu. This development constitutes one of the most significant shifts in the country’s policy on gaming thus far, adding new destinations to the already existing legal enclaves at Borovoye and Kapchagay, with the goal of giving a fresh boost to the national tourism sector.

Hard to say if it really can improve peoples life while they didn't have any data's pointing out that they succeed with this developments they made. But since they are just planning this things up I guess they are just assuming that approving those things can help to improve the life of their citizens.

Well yes maybe that's going to happen for some people that will get a job on those places. But imagine the other bad effects it can possibly bring to the other people especially that they can regulate it well and all minors can gamble on those places.

[demonica]

I don't really agree that gambling improve lives but yes, having casinos can definitely bring job opportunities to local and could also boost tourism and the government. It creates opportunities for those who are seeking for jobs, and the government can earn from the casino's profit. But at the same time, it can put others at risk, and that's the gamblers. It just depends where will you be between those two.

But if it mostly caters or the target customers for this are the rich locals or foreigners then I believe it would be more beneficial. Average people won't be the one suffering from losses and those rich people have more money to spend in the casino. It could be both a win-win situation for the government and the locals.

[Mhizlove]

Gambling improves lives of those that won big and continue to gamble responsibly, the government that collects taxes from the casinos, the owners and people that works in the casinos while losers pays for everything. Having clarified that I think that the project is a good initiative for the government of Kazakhstan, they are building a gambling industry that will create jobs for their citizens and improve their economy. I hope that countries where gambling is banned aside from religious reasons should learn from Kazakhstan, and build a sector that will impact their economy and citizens positively.

I do get your point, gambling works for few people, for those that win big and  glamble wisely , government that earns from tax and casino owners with workers that has employment. Because at the end of the day, people that lose money is the one that will bear the cost.

Take a look from economic angle Kazakhstan plan is responsible and wise because a well structured gambling sector can create jobs,help in growing the economy and attracts alot of money. And countries that banned gambling will learn from it, they will make rules on how to go about it and use it in a way that will be a benefit to the citizens rather than creating problems.

[mirakal]

But if it mostly caters or the target customers for this are the rich locals or foreigners then I believe it would be more beneficial. Average people won't be the one suffering from losses and those rich people have more money to spend in the casino. It could be both a win-win situation for the government and the locals.

The government should also consider banning gambling for locals so they won’t lose money, while tourists who are ready to spend keep casinos profitable and taxes flowing.

You can’t promote gambling to attract tourists and then allow locals to gamble as well, that only defeats the whole purpose.
As much as possible there should be no online gambling, because this is what really hurts locals, especially with low minimum bets that easily tempt people who don’t have much to begin with.

[tottong]

This country is actually making the right move by seeing gambling as a way to help boost the economy. Contrary to what others think that gambling only destroys lives, if this plan really gets realized it could actually improve lives by creating jobs.

And from the looks of it, the goal is to boost tourism, meaning the target isn’t really the locals. Their pockets won’t be the ones getting hurt, while the country still benefits from job creation and added economic activity.

If I'm not mistaken, perhaps the government is planning to build physical gambling sites. Targeting foreign tourism will increase income for local residents by providing jobs, and the government itself can also rely on tax revenue from various sectors when physical gambling sites are established in the country.
This could be a solution, but sometimes expectations don't live up to fact, as the established gambling localizations can have a negative impact on the surrounding community.

We don't know how the country's concept of building this plan is based, but I believe an in-depth study is needed to ensure that the established gambling localizations can impact the economic growth of the community or the country itself.