Tag: Opinion
OPINION: Even Mississippi is handling gambling better than Alabama
There was more than $1.5 billion spent at south Mississippi casinos in 2025. I’m going to pause here and allow you to truly think about... more
OPINION: Casino a welcome addition to sustain Greater Fort Wayne’s momentum
As leaders in the Greater Fort Wayne business community, we spend our days focused on one essential question: How do we grow a stronger,... more
OPINION: Unregulated gambling on politics. What could go wrong?
In the days leading up to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a user on the predictions market website Polymarket made... more
OPINION: How an overstuffed omnibus bill birthed a ludicrous federal tax on gambling losses
The problem with big omnibus-style spending bills — whether they’re “beautiful” or not — is that it’s pretty easy for a few... more
OPINION: Pennsylvania skill game tax wouldn’t be a surefire revenue boon
Last month, Pennsylvania lawmakers proposed a skill games tax to help bridge a large budget gap for the coming fiscal year. But unintended... more
OPINION: Making sure NYC casinos are a win-win for New Yorkers
New York City is on the cusp of becoming a casino town… As the state prepares to take a bet on casinos, New York City must take a... more
OPINION: Casino would bring myriad benefits to Fort Wayne
Let’s bring the casino – and the benefits – home to build a winning future for Fort Wayne. Let’s put Fort Wayne First. Fort Wayne... more
OPINION: Don’t move a casino to Indianapolis. It would prey on low-income residents.
A recent study by the Indiana Gaming Commission listed Indianapolis as one of the top spots to relocate a struggling southern Indiana... more
OPINION: Is gambling really threatening the integrity of sports?
From time to time in this column, I like to look at something I wrote in the past and see if it holds up to retrospective scrutiny. Early... more
OPINION: UK chancellor needs to pick the right horse in raising gambling tax
Nice to hear the name of Arthur Pigou uttered in parliament this week. More than a century ago, the Cambridge economist came up with the... more











