Hawaii may just all sand and no games at all as lawmakers in the Aloha State rejected a plan that would allow gambling on the sunny shores of the state.
Waikiki would have been the first location to boast a casino in this Pacific state but legislators discarded the bill that would have made that dream come true. A second bill that would allow Hawaiian residents to wager bets may also not get votes.
Hawaii is only one of the two states in the United States that do not give provisions for any gambling in the state – the other being Utah.
Proponents of gambling in the state proposed the bill because according to them, this would help boost the state’s economy by contributing $86 million annually from tax revenue especially not that the state is facing a deficit worth $1.2 billion.
Opponents of the bill, however, argued that casinos would only stain Hawaii’s image of being family-friendly as well as increase the proliferation of crime.
