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Texas has lagged in the promotion of gambling as a whole. A few years ago the numbers were different though. Back then it was a difficult situation because so much of the public was completely opposed to the issue, things may be changing though. New polls are showing that more and more of the voting public in the state of Texas are warming up to the idea. The issue still isn’t a sure-fire accepted one, but it is getting more positive feedback from the state. Legislators are joining suit too. They believe that gambling if regulated properly could help them with their huge deficit problems and budgetary constraints. It isn’t one of those things that is going to be easily pushed through though. For example, in New Jersey the issue likely is not going to be a difficult one. The state has long relied on Atlantic City to bring in a huge portion of its revenues. When the gambling center stopped performing during the recession and since, the taxpaying public was already well versed in gambling and fully accepting of its power to change their market. Legislators are now talking about legalizing online gambling to replace the lost revenues in Atlantic City and no one is batting an eye at the idea. This is a sign though of how comfortable the state as a whole is with gambling. Texas residents are not there just yet.
They could be getting there though. The new numbers are showing that the Texas market may be ready in a couple of years to embrace gambling as a whole. It has the power to bring in millions of dollars to any market and legislators in the state are ready for the change. They are now polling the market to see just where people are in terms of gambling and accepting it. Texas could be the next state to use gambling and find ways of making it work for their economy.