Why when Ohio is already struggling for jobs did they vote down prop 6 for the Casino?
Casinos are not the savior of the economy that they promise to be. When Casinos were introduced to Louisiana, many local businesses in my area saw their sales dip by up to 40%. People were spending their discretionary income (and sometimes money that wasn’t discretionary) at the casinos. Shops either laid off workers or didn’t replace workers lost through attrition. The jobs “gained” because of the casinos were lower paying jobs than those lost because of the casinos. So despite the promise of jobs, which isn’t really fulfilled, the community now has a new host of problems to deal with that the casinos bring with them. Among them are increased crime, bankruptcy, divorce, domestic violence and a host of others. Congrats to the people of Ohio for not falling for the false promises of the casinos.
