This paper has focused itself on the economic impacts of leisure in local development since a considerable interest has been carried out by the idea of the entertainments as resources and the role that they play in social growth. Most people are now spending more money and time at leisure than before. They spendless time at work. They receive better education. They make more money. They retire earlier. And they live longer. As a result, in between leaving school and retirement, people can then have more opportunities to recreate themselves than ever. There are two important potential local economic effects of leisure identified in this study: one is that the local recreations sector in terms of its relative potential tobring income into the region; and another is that the local recreations sector interms of its potential to redistribute fiscal and economic activity back into theme tropolis and its neighborhoods. As a consequence, local policy makers may then consider investing in leisure in order to induce investment and location decisions on the part of households and firms that favor the metropolis.