As the Gambling Arms Race becomes progressively more silly, the logic below deserves a prize - at this point. Keep watching! The arguments are bound to get even more silly --
Below is an excerpt from a news article about a NJ report (one of the two documents attached) that declares NJ residents, despite the presence of eleven casinos in the state already, are supposedly leaving the state to gamble.
Slots at racetrack proponents in NJ are using the study they paid for as the rationale for why NJ tracks should be allowed to have slots. When the Jon Stewart Show ultimately becomes interested in the predatory gambling issue, they’re going to use this one:
“We knew there was a lot of speculation on whether New Jersey gamblers were bypassing Atlantic City’s casinos in favor of gaming opportunities in adjacent states,” Malinowski explained.
“Over the last couple of weeks we counted license plates at a trio of Pennsylvania facilities, Harrah’s Chester, Philadelphia Park and Sands Bethlehem, and Empire City Gaming at Yonkers in nearby Westchester County, NY to collect that data.”
The surveys revealed that 59.4 percent of the vehicles at Sands Bethlehem were from New Jersey, 31 percent at Philadelphia Park, 14 percent at Harrah’s Chester and 10 percent at Yonkers.
“The Rutgers study validates what we have been saying all along – New Jersey is losing out to nearby states and the loss to the New Jersey economy is significant,” said Tom Luchento, president of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey.
“We need slots at our racetracks to bring those bettors and their bankrolls back to our state.
“The casinos in Atlantic City will never lure those players back in any significant numbers,”
Luchento continued. “The public appears to be letting their feet – or cars – do the talking. They want something closer to home and save an hour or more of traveling time.”
Les Bernal
Executive Director
StopPredatoryGambling.org
100 Maryland Avenue NE, Room 311
Washington, DC 20002
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