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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
The whole economic benefit argument is a scam IMHO. Ask the population of CT how much things "changed" with the two casinos there. Did their taxes go down? Lower cost of living? All the casino will add is traffic and low paying jobs.
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CT is a much bigger state than RI. The people in the immediate vicinities of the casinos have benefitted, and the state as a whole has gotten a lot more revenue. Problem is in a state that big its hard to see the impact. I think RI would be Much much better off with the casino. The convention center is a big flop anyway, we should probably put the casino in the convention center, but that ain't gonna happen. A lot small RI business will also benefit in supplying stuff to the casino.