HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS Editorial: … The Patriot-News spoke out fervently against expanding gambling beyond horse racing, saying Pennsylvania should not “embrace a radical departure from its past to profit from the enticements of gambling, along with the accompanying social problems.” …
Yet today, the gloom and doom predictions we and others had haven’t come to pass: The casino industry is booming.
The average property owner in Pennsylvania sees $190 in tax relief a year and, according to local district attorneys who spoke to this editorial board last year, crime has not increased significantly in the midstate because of gambling expansion. … (more)
