“If you agree that ‘Times Square was hit hardest by the pandemic and slowest to recover, it needs an economic boost,’ as (Times Square casino supporters) claim, the last thing you would want to encourage for Times Square is an economy-draining casino… Apart from Las Vegas, most U.S. casinos draw the bulk of their revenues from their local populations. The dollars the casino promoters are after are already largely in the city’s economy.”
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