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Friday, October 24, 2014

Have at it! The Gam[bl]ing Commission and the $19+ million in expenses!







It's about the money
 
 


The casino and slots slated for the state are about money. A powerful legislator dictated that gambling would expand and created the Gaming Commission. We have witnessed non-stop and non-productive chaos since then. Except for monies conned from applicants, we are being scammed into supporting the Gaming Commission. It declared expenses last year of $19,312,712.78. Unbelievable. An audit of the agency is over due and should be mandatory at this point. It would reveal how the $19 plus million in expenses were incurred, the source of the funds to pay the debts and any and all costs to taxpayers.


A threat of expanded gaming is that it will cannibalize the lottery which returned $952 million to the cities and towns last year. It is a stated guess that the new gambling will generate $400 million in revenue. Not even close. The lottery benefits the people. The slots and casinos exist for the investors. Obviously we will pay for any shortage in lottery aid.

 
 

The TV ad claiming 10,000 jobs is preposterous. How many workers are needed to watch gamblers feed slot machines or workers to shuffle cards. Most jobs are low skill for low pay and the fewer the better for profits. Evidently we are expected to spend millions to support gaming in exchange for some menial jobs.

 
 
 

Casinos elsewhere are going bankrupt and closing. Gamblers have moved on. It is ludicrous to go where others have failed and expect a different outcome.


A recent article in the Atlantic by David Frum sums it up: "Good way to wreck a local economy: build casinos. No one should look to the gambling industry to revive cities, because that's not what casinos do".




Vote yes on question 3 to stop the legal larceny. PASS ALONG






Priscilla J Ham - 15 Spring Terrace - Shrewsbury - MA - 508-842-4029

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