Texas hold up: Louisiana's reliance on out-of-state visitors for gaming revenue

BATON ROUGE - In the United States last year, $14.67 billion in tax revenue came from commercial gaming. In Louisiana, the hub for gaming is in Lake Charles. Paul Stone is a Texas-based sports betting podcaster who spends much of his time in Shreveport."Casino gambling generates a lot of revenue, and it's all about proximity and convenience," Stone said. “It's just a two-hour drive east to Lake Charles on I-10, a really easy drive, and then up the state, Dallas is just about