"City leaders in Sheboygan are betting on a casino for new jobs and revenue.
So are officials in economically hard-hit Beloit.
So are a lot of governors across the country, eager for an easy win after so many job losses during the recession.
But more casinos in Wisconsin — a state already flush with gambling — won't produce a jackpot.
More casinos would compete for roughly the same dollars already being spent on gambling. And the state's cut of the new casinos' profits would be offset by smaller takes elsewhere."
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Editorial: Casinos won't provide jackpot
(The Wisconsin State Journal 2/15)
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Casino deal nearly ready for council
(The Beloit Daily News 2/15)
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Editorial: Off-reservation casinos won't be jackpot for state
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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