"Casino impact study coming in early 2009
NEWINGTON — A New Jersey firm has signed a contract to study the effects on legalized gambling on Connecticut’s citizens, according to an announcement made Wednesday by the state’s Division of Special Revenue.
“This will be the first gaming study in 10 years,” Paul A. Young, the division’s executive director, said in a statement. “We are expecting a high quality product that will carry out the mandate of the statute.”
Spectrum Gaming Group, LLC, of Linwood will study the overall impact of gambling, the impact of Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun as well as the incidence of chronic gambling, he said, amongst other things. This study was given a $700,000 budget and will be complete in early 2009.
The last study was released in 1997 and was a snapshot of Connecticut’s casino culture in the days just after Mohegan Sun opened its doors."
After a hiatus of more than 10 years, Connecticut will add yet another casino impact study to the stack produced within the last year. What do you want analysts to look at when it comes to how Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun have impacted the area?
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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Good words.
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