A Look At West Virginia And The Benefits Legal Gambling Casinos Could Bring

Situated in its entirety within the Appalachian mountain range region of theUnited States of America, West Virginia it has to be said is one of the leastwealthy states in North America. Blessed with very few natural resources, itspopulation of almost two million gets by on whatever income it can derive fromthe few coal, oil and natural gas fields sprinkled throughout the state. WestVirginia has a mountainous terrain and is unable to support any form offarming. To add to their woes, West Virginia has very little in the way ofindustry. These factors go together to make up the fact that the income percapita in West Virginia is the lowest in all of the United States. To paint aneven gloomier picture, casino gambling in West Virginia is illegal.

Yet tourism is becoming increasingly popular in the picturesque mountainstate of West Virginia. There are more than a million acres that form a networkof thirty seven state parks as well as nine state forests and even two nationalforests. Historical points of interest that are situated in West Virginiainclude the famous Harpers Ferry crossing. The town of Harper’s Ferry is anational tourist attraction, known not only for its history but for its scenicbeauty and was established by a certain Robert Harper in 1747, Harper, aprominent millwright recognized even then the importance of establishing aferry between the two rivers running through the Shenandoah Valley, and whilstdoing so established a small town in his name. This is where John Brownsucceeded in seizing the U.S. arsenal on Oct. 16, 1859 during the cruel civilwar fought in those times. Harper’s Ferry remained a strategic factor allduring the war.

West Virginia is bordered by Pennsylvania., Ohio, Kentucky Maryland andVirginia and is therefore geographically ideally situated to become a centerfor casino gambling for those who are touring the area, as well as those whowant to find a place to enjoy some gambling action between the East Coast andthe Mid West. There is no doubt that running state sponsored casinos wouldbring in valuable tax dollars, create jobs for many and help to resuscitate thesadly depleted infrastructure in the state, especially its educational system.Gamblers need more than track betting and a few slot machines to stimulatetheir gambling interests, and that is all that is available in West Virginia atpresent. More and more of them are finding that action somewhere else, eitherin nearby states, and especially so online. There they can find all the gamesthey are looking for, either slots or table games and in fabulous 3D quality.The latest hit for online gamblers is Texas Hold’em poker that attracts tens ofthousands of players on a daily basis.

Whilst a lot of players enjoy the convenience of playing online, there arethose that thirst for live action, and the comforts and style of live gambling.Residents and visitors to West Virginia must be no exception, and that is whyit is only a matter of time before gambling in West Virginia becomes legal andstarts to bring some of that vast income to the state.