[Eponymous]

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A lot of people would find Vegas to be a slum. I was appaled when I drove around the north part of town. But SoCal has its rough spots too.

Perhaps anywhere there is a lot of gambling depresses the surroundings.
-Vegas
-AC
-SoCal
-Detroit

But there are some places where it doesn't

-East Chicago
-Southeast Connecticut.

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Don't get cause and effect reversed. I can personally speak to the East Chicago/Gary, Indiana area being a hell hole well before there was gambling there. It's probably the case that gambling is approved in areas like that because they are desperate for some revenue influx.