Casinos actually really hurt local businesses. Basically because people tend to come to the casino, stay in the casino, and then get back on the highway. So going to the local restaurant now means dealing with all the casino traffic and people instead go away from the area for their errands.
Even the developers agree.
According to a federal reserve bank report: Steve Wynn, a major casino operator, expressed this point to local businessmen in Bridgeport which also considered a casino, in the 1990s: “There is no reason on earth for any of you to expect for more than a second that just because there are people here, they’re going to run into your restaurants and stores just because we build this building [casino] here.”
Also, for the Everett one, it has a lot of poorly planned aspects. Infrastructure hasn't kept up with all the recent development of stuff in the Wellington area.
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Date: 2014-11-03 19:36 (UTC)Even the developers agree.
According to a federal reserve bank report: Steve Wynn, a major casino operator, expressed this point to local businessmen in Bridgeport which also considered a casino, in the 1990s: “There is no reason on earth for any of you to expect for more than a second that just because there are people here, they’re going to run into your restaurants and stores just because we build this building [casino] here.”
Also, for the Everett one, it has a lot of poorly planned aspects. Infrastructure hasn't kept up with all the recent development of stuff in the Wellington area.