DOING HOUSECLEANING, REMINDS ONE THAT THE SAME ISSUES CONTINUE
A recent poll indicated that 70% of CT residents opposed expanded gambling.
It might be because of the many issue raised by Spectrum Gaming in a report they prepared for the CT Dept of Revenue that's available here:
http://www.uss-mass.org/
It might be because of the many issue raised by Spectrum Gaming in a report they prepared for the CT Dept of Revenue that's available here:
http://www.uss-mass.org/
For anyone who takes the time to examine the issue, Spectrum Gaming prepared a report for the CT Dept of Revenue that's available here: http://www.uss-mass.org/
Mohegan Sun recruited workers from overseas because they were unable to find workers locally willing to work the low wage, dead end jobs they offered.
This is consistent with the industry.
From the report:
Page 14: Hotbedding
Substandard housing, illegal conversions casino workers
With many casino workers unable to afford housing
in southeastern Connecticut, some landlords have converted single-family homes into boarding facilities. The practice is not only illegal, it is unsafe as well.
Pages 217, 200-207:
They [CT casinos] sometimes recruit workers from overseas students from Eastern Europe in the summer and from South America in the winter who often rent rooms in homes near the casinos.
Sharing of beds in shifts known as hotbedding is a common practice among casino workers who earn low wages.
Allowing gambling addicts to play: Social Impacts:
Page 148
The two Connecticut casinos should have known, based on personal information players supplied, that some gamblers were gambling way over their means.
Page 11: CT Taxpayers picking up tab
At our request, the state Office of Policy and Management provided us with budget data for the regulatory agencies from the 2004 to 2008 fiscal years. It shows that the state sustained deficits totaling nearly $16 million during that period $8.6 million at Mohegan Sun and $7.3 million at Foxwoods.
Page 13: Increased costs to taxpayers
DUI arrests have more than doubled since 1992.
Let's perform an Independent Cost Benefit Analysis before we consider legislation.
Mohegan Sun recruited workers from overseas because they were unable to find workers locally willing to work the low wage, dead end jobs they offered.
This is consistent with the industry.
From the report:
Page 14: Hotbedding
Substandard housing, illegal conversions casino workers
With many casino workers unable to afford housing
in southeastern Connecticut, some landlords have converted single-family homes into boarding facilities. The practice is not only illegal, it is unsafe as well.
Pages 217, 200-207:
They [CT casinos] sometimes recruit workers from overseas students from Eastern Europe in the summer and from South America in the winter who often rent rooms in homes near the casinos.
Sharing of beds in shifts known as hotbedding is a common practice among casino workers who earn low wages.
Allowing gambling addicts to play: Social Impacts:
Page 148
The two Connecticut casinos should have known, based on personal information players supplied, that some gamblers were gambling way over their means.
Page 11: CT Taxpayers picking up tab
At our request, the state Office of Policy and Management provided us with budget data for the regulatory agencies from the 2004 to 2008 fiscal years. It shows that the state sustained deficits totaling nearly $16 million during that period $8.6 million at Mohegan Sun and $7.3 million at Foxwoods.
Page 13: Increased costs to taxpayers
DUI arrests have more than doubled since 1992.
Let's perform an Independent Cost Benefit Analysis before we consider legislation.
MiddleboroReview
You might also want to consider this simple arithmetic:
https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:17076.8168248868/rid:f2d2bd2af91abdd787ed7ecc11d473df
The State of Connecticut determined that prosecution was an expensive part of the equation. You don't see that in the Speaker's bill.
Spectrum Gaming completed a report for the CT Dept of Revenue that's worth reading. The CT casinos, unable to find enough local residents willing to work the low wage, dead end jobs they offered, recruited overseas. Those wages are inadequate to afford housing, hence the practice of 'hot bedding' is widespread. The non-English speaking employees filled the schools with students, necessitating ESL teaching. It's in the Spectrum Report that may be found here: http://www.uss-mass.org/
The initial Spectrum Report, prepared for Governor Patrick, that cost taxpayers $189,000, projected lottery revenue losses in excess of $100 million and recommended that gambling interests fund the decline. As you know, lottery revenues directly fund cities and towns. That lottery loss was not included in the Speaker's bill. So although this bill is falsely labelled 'local aid,' cities and towns will be cut by that amount.
As your editorial rightly points out, this bill was crafted behind closed doors, with many promises.
Both the job creation and revenues are overstated.
The bill is grossly flawed. Those flaws would have been publicly challenged had the Speaker allowed transparency.
Instead of pretending the inappropriately named 'Destination Resorts' will be the end product, this is more likely the result: http://middlebororemembers.blogspot.com/2010/03/mcdonals-of-gambling.html
https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:17076.8168248868/rid:f2d2bd2af91abdd787ed7ecc11d473df
The State of Connecticut determined that prosecution was an expensive part of the equation. You don't see that in the Speaker's bill.
Spectrum Gaming completed a report for the CT Dept of Revenue that's worth reading. The CT casinos, unable to find enough local residents willing to work the low wage, dead end jobs they offered, recruited overseas. Those wages are inadequate to afford housing, hence the practice of 'hot bedding' is widespread. The non-English speaking employees filled the schools with students, necessitating ESL teaching. It's in the Spectrum Report that may be found here: http://www.uss-mass.org/
The initial Spectrum Report, prepared for Governor Patrick, that cost taxpayers $189,000, projected lottery revenue losses in excess of $100 million and recommended that gambling interests fund the decline. As you know, lottery revenues directly fund cities and towns. That lottery loss was not included in the Speaker's bill. So although this bill is falsely labelled 'local aid,' cities and towns will be cut by that amount.
As your editorial rightly points out, this bill was crafted behind closed doors, with many promises.
Both the job creation and revenues are overstated.
The bill is grossly flawed. Those flaws would have been publicly challenged had the Speaker allowed transparency.
Instead of pretending the inappropriately named 'Destination Resorts' will be the end product, this is more likely the result: http://middlebororemembers.blogspot.com/2010/03/mcdonals-of-gambling.html
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