How would a casino affect Middleboro?
Crime will increase. Traffic will increase. Strain on town services will increase. Tax revenue will decrease. Social problems related to gambling addiction and substance abuse will increase. Crime rates in casino communities are 84% higher than the national average, says U.S. New & World Report. In Ledyard, Conn., originally a rural area like Middleboro, crime tripled between 1990 and 1998 with the growth of Foxwoods Casino — including a rise in drunk driving, drugs, prostitution, burglary, sexual assault, and car theft. • A casino also increases local bankruptcies, embezzlements and suicides, research shows. When a new casino is built, gambling addiction rates double within a 50-mile radius, and casinos are linked statistically with increasing debt, DUI arrests, and domestic violence. • The one million gallons of water daily would be a drain on the town.
Crime will increase. Traffic will increase. Strain on town services will increase. Tax revenue will decrease. Social problems related to gambling addiction and substance abuse will increase. Crime rates in casino communities are 84% higher than the national average, says U.S. New & World Report. In Ledyard, Conn., originally a rural area like Middleboro, crime tripled between 1990 and 1998 with the growth of Foxwoods Casino — including a rise in drunk driving, drugs, prostitution, burglary, sexual assault, and car theft. • A casino also increases local bankruptcies, embezzlements and suicides, research shows. When a new casino is built, gambling addiction rates double within a 50-mile radius, and casinos are linked statistically with increasing debt, DUI arrests, and domestic violence. • The one million gallons of water daily would be a drain on the town. • Because casinos typically have extremely high turnover rates, a transient workforce would make affordable housing even scarcer an
