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Pros And Cons Of Wynn Resorts In South Louisiana

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South Louisiana is a beautiful region abundant with a colorful array of hard working people, hundreds of species of wildlife, and vast areas of gorgeous marshes and swampland. But there exists a threat powerful enough to strip the region of these special resources. Coastal erosion is the enemy that robs the state of its beautiful land. For years, government committees and private efforts have fought to battle this natural occurrence and failed. Now, perhaps it’s time to look at the possibility of using politics to incentivize big business owners to fund coastal restoration projects. One way of doing this is to pass legislation to restrict gambling to one of the barrier islands on the coast, while offering government incentives to casino owners willing to build. Casino …show more content…

The owners of Wynn Resorts would be more than willing to spend a portion of that budget on wetland protection if they owned a property on one of the barrier islands. It would be bad business practice if they did not, considering protecting their investment would also mean protecting the coast. Those opposed to the idea would claim that casino resorts can have a negative impact on the communities that surround them, sucking up possible income opportunities from non-gambling related businesses. And they would be right to say so. While this may be true in areas like Atlantic City or Las Vegas, the geographical location of south Louisiana’s barrier islands would paint a different picture. On the barrier Island of Grand Isle, Louisiana, there are no vulnerable economies to be effected by a casino resort city. The closest economy is fueled by the oil field, an industry that would see no threat from gambling resorts. Although it could take years for legislation to pass enabling a casino resort city to be built in an area like Grand Isle, it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility, or

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