Once there was only Vegas. Then there was Vegas and Atlantic City. Now, here in the Buffalo area alone we have 4, not counting the one across the border in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The gambling pie can only be sliced up so thin.
Gambling’s a tax on stupidity. I’d suspect that all the local stupids are happy to lose locally. Why waste any gambling money on travel and a hotel?
then there's Mohegan Sun which attracts many New Yorkers and many many New Englanders, Foxwoods, now there are casinos in Maine. You've made a very good point. Once there was ONLY Vegas... then there was Vegas and Atlantic City...
“Now, here in the Buffalo area alone we have 4, not counting the one across the border in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The gambling pie can only be sliced up so thin.”
I remember the first time I saw the one in Niagara Falls Ontario, and being shocked at how many gibsmedats were in there. I told my wife at the time that there would very shortly be casinos on the American side; there was no way NY state (or the federal government, for that matter) would tolerate so much public assistance being spent within sight of the US. The casino ruined Niagara Falls Ontario; it changed the character of a place that had tourism nearly year-round, and killed many local small businesses. I was there last year, and didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as past trips; the exchange rate didn’t help, either.