have become a large part of cities' economy and hundreds of thousands of people's lives. are exciting for many people who feel they have a chance to win it big. Because so much money is flowing into , the local business are being affected. Most are not thriving with the new tourism and the seemingly revived economy. In 1994 more people made the trip to a casino then to a ball park (Popkin). The casinos are attracting so much of American's dollars that they spent less on books, music albums and attractions (Reed). The people are spending ....