CT: Spectrum Gaming Report #1

Norwich, the largest municipality in the region, is coping with a number of
problems. It is located within eight miles of both casinos. DUI arrests have
more than doubled since 1992. Montville and Ledyard have also experienced
significant increases. Roughly 20 percent of the motorists in Montville, Ledyard
and North Stonington arrested for DUI acknowledged to police that their last
drink was at a casino. One such motorist was charged with manslaughter in March
2009 for allegedly causing a fatal accident by driving the wrong way on I-395.

Norwich Public School administrators identified on a yearly basis nearly
$2 million in casino-related costs. In order to handle the influx of immigrant
workers attracted to casino jobs, the district had to create English for
Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program because students speak nearly 30
different languages. They come from Haiti, Peru, the Dominican Republic and
Eastern Europe. In addition, thousands of Chinese-speaking workers were
recruited from New York City in late 2001 to work at the casinos.
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Spectrum Gaming Group (SGG) “Gambling in Connecticut” 2009

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