Poll:
Clevelanders Want Casinos
As reported by the Ohio
Plains Dealer: "Clevelanders want public
officials to take the gamble and bring casinos
to the city, a poll by The Plain Dealer shows.
"Nearly two-thirds of Clevelanders
want casinos in the city. Almost 30 percent
are against them, and the rest are undecided,
according to the newspaper's survey, conducted
by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.,
of Washington, D.C.
"Support for casinos transcends race,
neighborhood, age and gender, but white voters,
West Siders, those over 35 and men were the
strongest proponents. For example, 66 percent
of white voters support legalized gambling compared
to 59 percent of black voters. Among men, 68
percent support casino gambling, compared to
58 percent for women.
"…A recent study by business leaders
in Cleveland and Cincinnati found that Ohio
casinos could collect much of the $925 million
Ohioans gamble at casinos in Michigan, Indiana
and West Virginia. With the cash would come
the prospect of more than 100,000 Ohioans becoming
gambling addicts, the study found."
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