Glowing press release for the gambling industry & feckless govt leaders who refuse to adequately raise taxes on the rich. Just once it’d be useful for reporters to note ANY potential downsides to states’ rush to pass regressive taxes they mask as “gaming” nbcchicago.com/news/local/chi…
In addition to preying on the poor and elderly, casinos don’t even succeed based on their own criteria of generating revenue for “cash strapped states”. It’s a race to the bottom budget gimmick that’s entirely cannibalistic and increasingly losing money features.propublica.org/the-bad-bet/ho…
AP piece has not a single critical word, nothing but quotes from gambling industry hacks and politicians funded by gambling industry hacks. The only tension in the story is “how much free money and jobs will the state generate at no risk or cost”!!
Casinos have a considerable social and economic impact on the communities they appear in and, with rare exception. the public and media debate around their roll out is reprinting industry press releases with absolutely bullshit profit projections
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