Fall River Herald News: All Fluff and No Substance

One might want to believe that the purpose of a newspaper is to enlighten, inform, educate and present both sides of an issue.

It's impossible to determine if the one-sided version consistently presented by the Fall River Herald News is caused by threats, promises of future revenue, or corporate ownership dictating propaganda.

Instead, as usual the Fall River Herald succeeds is appearing like the Casino Cheerleader and offers a flawed 'poll' that fails to even include an opportunity for readers to indicate their opposition.

Has the Fall River Herald News ever raised the matter of the failure to consider the impacts and costs, which will be steep?

Bangor experienced a 40% increase in crime. What will that cost Fall River?


From the New Hamspire GSC Report [page 17]:

Substitution effect

Some jobs and other economic activity created by the expansion of legalized gaming will come at the expense of non-gaming businesses, including local restaurants and other entertainment venues. This substitution effect (also known as cannibalization) will be especially pronounced if the gaming operation attracts customers mainly from within the state. If a facility is close to the state border, the substitution effect will lessen. At the same time, the substitution effect means that one section of the state may benefit economically at the expense of another.

The substitution effect can also apply to out-of-state visitors if they spend money at casinos that they would otherwise spend on other entertainment or tourism activity in the state.

What will cannibalization cost Fall River?

Or what of the other major issues raised by Spectrum Gaming Group in the CT DOSR Report? Excerpts here.

That report and many others may be found on the United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts web site. Maybe someone could point that out to the Fall River Herald News.

The FRHN continues to repeat the wildly exaggerated job figures provided by the Tribe, among other things.

For $500 million, poor Fall River will get a Slot Barn, increased crime and little else.

Has the FRHN even raised the issue of the lack of an "Agreement" ? Where's the 'slots participation' and other revenue that should be included?

If the annual cost estimates are in excess of $20 million, where does that come from?

All I see is Fluff and No Substance. Does information stop at the Fall River border?

Poll below:

The Redevelopment Authority’s
recently amended land sale to
an Indian tribe to bring a
casino resort and bio-manufacturing
center to Fall River prompted a
lawsuit by 10 citizens. What's
your take?

The RA and Mayor Will Flanagan are on
the right track to creating
jobs and
improving the economy.

The RA and Flanagan are dreaming.
This will never happen.

It’s too early to tell.


The RA
and Mayor Will Flanagan are on the
right track to creating jobs and
improving the economy. 39%

The RA and Flanagan are dreaming. This will
never happen. 41%

It’s too early to tell. 19%
Total votes: 141