"It's not what Beloit, Shullsburg, Kenosha and Sheboygan want to hear in their quests for casinos.

But it should give those communities — and the governor, who has the final say — pause.

A university study just suggested our state is already saturated with American Indian casinos. Virtually everyone in Wisconsin is within a two-hour drive of a casino. Casinos operate in 17 counties, and a dozen more casinos are near the border in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota.

"So any revenue for a new casino is likely to come from another tribe and community," Daniel Alesch said. "There would be no net gain for the people of the state — just a transfer of jobs and money from one place to another.""

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Editorial: Casinos saturated across state (The Wisconsin State Journal 10/10)