Thursday, January 26, 2012

MSU professor says purported crime, bankruptcies caused by casinos are myths

Speculation has begun as to how a casino planned for downtown Lansing by Mayor Virg Bernero and the Sault Ste. Tribe of Chippewa Indians would impact the area.

Detractors say the casino would under-deliver on jobs, cause financial harm to the vulnerable and, perhaps most of all, attract and increase crime.

But a Michigan State University professor who has long studied casinos and their effects on Michigan communities points to empirical evidence that suggests otherwise.

Read the rest of the article at MLive.com

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