1 DAY TO THE
PLAINVILLE SLOTS REFERENDUM!
Reason #1 to VOTE NO SLOTS: Gambling changes a town forever. Once slots (and then table games) are here, the very culture of the town will change, as so many other towns that have adopted expanded gambling have said. Increases in embezzlement, theft, DUIs, domestic violence, child neglect, bankruptcies, and suicides as a result of a devastating increase in pathological and problem gambling cannot be denied. (Our own town gambling consultant puts it at 44% within 10 miles of the slots parlor.)
The growth of payday lenders, pawn shops, “hot-bedding,” and prostitution in gambling towns is well documented all over the country. An increase in out-of-town workers in low-wage jobs causes a strain on local services, including housing and schools.
The original plan put forth by Plainridge for a small slots parlor and a food court has grown exponentially. The now-proposed several restaurants and sports bar means that people who go to the facility won’t be stepping out to eat in the local restaurants.
The much-touted defense of the facility as having no impact on traffic because people will be getting off 495, then right back on without traveling our town’s roads means that they won’t be passing by local businesses and stopping in. So, which is it? Bad for traffic, or bad for business? Proponents can’t have it both ways.
Finally, the claim that crime won’t go up is belied by the fact the we have already experienced more than seven years of crime at the track — the armored car heist pales in comparison to the embezzlement that continued, unchecked, for years. What else was happening there that the owners and the Racing Commission didn’t see? How much more crime are we in for?
Plainville will change. And we will be the poorer for it.
"But look at Atlantic City. It used to be a slum by the sea, and now, it's a slum by the sea with casinos." - Los Angeles Daily News
Reason #1 to VOTE NO SLOTS: Gambling changes a town forever. Once slots (and then table games) are here, the very culture of the town will change, as so many other towns that have adopted expanded gambling have said. Increases in embezzlement, theft, DUIs, domestic violence, child neglect, bankruptcies, and suicides as a result of a devastating increase in pathological and problem gambling cannot be denied. (Our own town gambling consultant puts it at 44% within 10 miles of the slots parlor.)
The growth of payday lenders, pawn shops, “hot-bedding,” and prostitution in gambling towns is well documented all over the country. An increase in out-of-town workers in low-wage jobs causes a strain on local services, including housing and schools.
The original plan put forth by Plainridge for a small slots parlor and a food court has grown exponentially. The now-proposed several restaurants and sports bar means that people who go to the facility won’t be stepping out to eat in the local restaurants.
The much-touted defense of the facility as having no impact on traffic because people will be getting off 495, then right back on without traveling our town’s roads means that they won’t be passing by local businesses and stopping in. So, which is it? Bad for traffic, or bad for business? Proponents can’t have it both ways.
Finally, the claim that crime won’t go up is belied by the fact the we have already experienced more than seven years of crime at the track — the armored car heist pales in comparison to the embezzlement that continued, unchecked, for years. What else was happening there that the owners and the Racing Commission didn’t see? How much more crime are we in for?
Plainville will change. And we will be the poorer for it.
"But look at Atlantic City. It used to be a slum by the sea, and now, it's a slum by the sea with casinos." - Los Angeles Daily News
VOTE NO SLOTS on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th.
The polls are open 7am to 8pm.
Volunteer to hold signs at the polls: info@noplainvilleracino.com
Join us in holding signs at the polls!
Please get the word out to your neighbors and friends by sharing our Countdown of Reasons to VOTE NO.
To volunteer, or for more information, email info@noplainvilleracino.com.
The polls are open 7am to 8pm.
Volunteer to hold signs at the polls: info@noplainvilleracino.com
Join us in holding signs at the polls!
Please get the word out to your neighbors and friends by sharing our Countdown of Reasons to VOTE NO.
To volunteer, or for more information, email info@noplainvilleracino.com.
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