26.11.2012 Views

Georgia Gaming Market Assessment - Pennsylvania Treasury

Georgia Gaming Market Assessment - Pennsylvania Treasury

Georgia Gaming Market Assessment - Pennsylvania Treasury

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS<br />

An area’s economic health and growth potential is indicative of its ability to support the local<br />

lodging and gaming markets. In this section, some of the specific economic and demographic<br />

characteristics of the hotel and casino market area that will affect future demand for hotel rooms<br />

and expanded gaming in the area are analyzed. The purpose of such an analysis is to evaluate the<br />

area’s ability to:<br />

• Support existing and expanded hotel and gaming facilities in the area; and<br />

• Attract new sources of lodging and leisure demand.<br />

Some of the factors we analyzed, including population trends and average household income<br />

trends, are included in tables and text in this section of the report.<br />

For the purposes of this analysis we have segmented the state of <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> into three regions,<br />

Western, Central and Eastern. Below is a map showing the region distinctions with existing<br />

gaming properties.<br />

The Innovation Group Project #054-11 August 2011 Page 3

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!