{"id":331129,"date":"2024-09-20T10:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=331129"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:01:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:01:33","slug":"state-political-races-are-more-critical-for-casinos-than-outcome-of-presidential-election-experts-agree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/state-political-races-are-more-critical-for-casinos-than-outcome-of-presidential-election-experts-agree\/","title":{"rendered":"State Political Races are More Critical for Casinos than Outcome of Presidential Election, Experts Say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many casino employees and gambling industry executives are likely more concerned about upcoming races for state office than for US federal office, experts say.<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris, pictured above. Casino workers and executives are often more concerned with state races than the presidential election. (Image: Council on Foreign Relations)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That\u2019s because decisions that impact US commercial casinos are made mostly on the state level, according to professors who follow politics and the casino industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresidents<\/a> have very little say over casinos and casino regulation,\u201d Robert Jarvis, a law professor at Florida\u2019s Nova Southeastern University\u2019s Shepard College of Law, told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cThese are state, not federal, issues \u2026 Casinos issues are state and local matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, state elections are far more consequential for the casino industry than are federal elections, since most salient policy issues directly affecting the industry are decided at the state rather than federal level,\u201d echoed Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe elections that most directly affect the livelihood of casino workers will, in most states, also take place on November 5,\u201d Jones told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cBut [they] will be located further down the ballot in state senate and state house contests, and, in 11 states, races for governor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key Issues in Presidential Race<\/h2>\n

In the currently close presidential race, which has Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> (D), facing former President Donald Trump<\/a> (R) in November, most casino workers\u2019 decision for whom to vote, \u201cis going to be driven by factors not directly related to their industry, but rather to their personal economic situation and their opinions on the same issues that drive the voting behavior of other Americans, such as immigration, abortion, climate change, and gun control, as well as their more general affinity for Harris and Trump as individuals,\u201d according to Jones.<\/p>\n

Jarvis also points out that businesses \u201chistorically have favored Republicans, and Trump did deliver a huge tax cut to businesses in 2017, so as a general matter, one would expect any business to lean towards Trump.\u201d\u00a0But businesses and casino workers both pay taxes.<\/p>\n

In the end, however, it\u2019s Congress that writes the tax laws, not the president, and regardless of who is president, taxes will have to go up to deal with the deficit and keep Social Security and Medicare functional,\u201d Jarvis said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIn this year\u2019s presidential election, the four issues that will decide the election in descending order [are]:\u00a0 the cost of food, gas, and housing compared to 2019; immigration; abortion; and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine,\u201d Jarvis added.<\/p>\n

End Taxes on Tips<\/h2>\n

On another front, both Harris and Trump want to eliminate taxes on worker tips<\/a>. But, many tipped workers may be skeptical of the stands taken by the presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

I think most tipped workers — in both Nevada and elsewhere — realize that Harris and Trump are just pandering to them and that such a proposal will not get through Congress,\u201d Jarvis said. \u201cOr, if it does, [it] will be offset by higher taxes elsewhere.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bethany Khan, spokeswoman for the Culinary Union<\/a>, which represents hospitality workers, added that \u201cending taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers would significantly help millions of workers provide for their families, including in Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khan also called the fact that many companies pay tipped workers $2.13 an hour \u201coutrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seven states have banned the sub-minimum wage.<\/p>\n

“By eliminating the sub-minimum wage, these states have taken real steps to protect tipped workers and guarantee they earn a fair wage,\u201d Khan said. \u201cIt\u2019s time for the rest of the country to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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