Casino gambling and the economy: a review

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Casinos can produce significant economic effects in the communities and regions in which they are located, although the effects vary widely.

Research conducted by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve published last month examines the economic literature on this phenomenon.

The research notes that the size of the local or regional effect depends most significantly on how many visitors the casino draws from outside the area, thus reducing displacement of existing economic activity, and the number of

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