Texans are spending more than $2.5 billion gaming in other states, which are benefiting in tax revenue and jobs. Allowing slot machines at racetracks will level the playing field and bring 75,000+ new jobs and $8.5 billion in total economic activity to Texas.
West Texas will benefit with:
9,000 Jobs
Allowing slot machines at racetracks will bring an estimated 9,000 new jobs to your region. These jobs will cross 40 sectors of our state’s economy from manufacturing to health care.
$1 billion in statewide economic activity
West Texas will see an estimated $1 billion in economic activity from allowing slot machines at racetracks. Right now that money is going to Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
$1 Billion in State tax revenue
Without raising sales tax, gas tax or property taxes, the state will generate approximately $1 billion in additional state tax revenue each year.
About Win For Texas:
The Texas Racing Industry is not just about the racetracks, though they are most visible. We are also a collection of family-owned businesses, animal lovers, farmers and families who love this state and are suffering as money leaves it.
We are ranchers, trainers, breeders and workers in forty sectors of our state’s economy. We live in North, South, East, and West Texas; from Austin to Amarillo there are tens of thousands of families that depend on the racing industry for their livelihood.
Every year our state fails to compete with our neighbors, and this industry and these families move closer to losing the life they love and the values and heritage this state has cherished for generations.
The solution is simple; Texas must compete.
Let’s Win For Texas!
