Editorial: Gaming creates an 'illusion' of economic development

Thursday, August 11, 2011  

"Gov. Cuomo has floated the possibility of legalizing casinos in New York in a much-needed rethinking of the state's gambling policy.

He is absolutely right that New York's constitutional ban on casino gaming has become a joke, as Indian-run gambling houses and state-sponsored video lottery parlors have proliferated.

But this unfortunate reality is no argument for more gambling - and no reason for Cuomo to surrender to casinomania.

The idea that casinos would lure high rollers from other states is a long shot at best. More likely, they would cater to homegrown gamblers, creating only the illusion of economic development."

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