Exactly where do casinos have a future? - 2004-02-08
According to mayors in Waterbury and Bridgeport, a casino represents desperately needed jobs.
"We’re struggling in Waterbury,” confessed Mayor Michael Jarjura. "Our city has suffered for decades from no vision, a lack of political will and many missed opportunities.”
Whether a casino would be good for any city or area relys heavily on the economic conditions that functioned before it was constructed, according to several experts, who warned that a casino should not be comparable with other sources of economic development.
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