Poll:
Locals Supports Massachusetts Casino
As reported by the South Coast
Today: " More than half of South Coast
residents responding to a recent UMass Dartmouth
telephone poll said they favor bringing a resort-style
casino to the southeastern part of the state.
"Approximately
57 percent of the 478 people surveyed said 'yes'
when asked, 'In your opinion, should the Massachusetts
state Legislature authorize a resort casino
in Southeastern Massachusetts?' Twenty-seven
percent of those asked were opposed, with 16
percent undecided.
"…The
survey was conducted by the Center for Policy
Analysis at UMass Dartmouth, and was paid for
by the university. The survey was conducted
by students and a group of temporary hires,
many of whom had done polling for the center
in the past, according to the center's director,
Dr. Clyde W. Barrow.
"…As
the state Legislature considers a bill that
would allow casino gambling, the survey's purpose
was to gauge support for such a move, and see
if anything had changed from the mid-1990s,
when voters expressed strong support for casino
gambling…"
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