However, senior researcher Max Nathan warned: «The evidence
says big casinos deliver mixed blessings.
Not exact matches
New York Times columnist William Safire
said that «although
Big Gambling's largess is buying influence in Washington, D.C., Grey's outfit has helped local citizens» groups keep beating the
casino interests in state after state.»
Via Stratosphere: «On a boxing match, I think it will be the
biggest decision we've had at our books,»
said Ed Malinowski, sportsbook director at the Stratosphere hotel and
casino in Las Vegas.
Smaller gambling developments proposed in economically strapped areas should be able to compete with resort projects proposed by
big - name companies in more affluent areas, the head of the state Gaming Commission
said of the contest to win up to four
casino licenses upstate.
Thirty - four percent
said traffic problems would be the
biggest negative impact from
casinos, and 27 percent view a potential increase in crime as the top issue.
Manlius Legislator Kevin Holmquist has been skeptical of the plan from the start, and
says his
biggest concern is that this new revenue stream is dependent on business at the Oneida - run Turning Stone
Casino, at a time when gaming competition is ramping up in New York state.
«That is the
biggest hoax ever perpetrated on the taxpayers of the state of New York,»
said state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long, who opposed the
casino referendum.
«
Casino gambling's the next
big thing,» McGandy
said.
He
says a
casino in Tyre would have a
bigger job reach than the Southern Tier competitors.
The story
says he'll be the «ex-lover» of Sandra Bullock's character, as well as the target of Bullock's crew's
big heist, but it's unclear if he'll be yet another
casino owner or just a rich jerk who wronged Sandra Bullock in some way.
The new 300 flick also features a little - known cast - with Eva Green (
Casino Royale, Dark Shadows) being the
biggest name attached so far - and is
said to focus on the backstory for power - mad Persian leader Xerxes (Santoro).
Eric Meyerhofer, the chief executive of Gamblit Gaming, a California company that makes skill - based games for
casinos,
said the
biggest attractions could even be well - known franchises like Call of Duty.
Other good examples are LawBreakers, presumably played only by its developers, and of course Star Wars: Battlefront II, whose
biggest claim to fame turned out to be
saying to politicians all around the world: «Hey, we've created our own virtual
casinos — what are you gonna do about it?»
«When NJ governor Chris Christie made a
big state of emergency announcement last week, one of the first things he
said was that he was ordering the
casinos to close.
Well, analytics service Flurry
said the average in - app game transaction is worth $ 14, a pretty hefty sum that speaks more to the importance of reeling in what
casino's call whales, or
big spenders.