Anti-casino groups frequently play the crime card. But that argument isn\u2019t linear, and should be evaluated on a case-by-case business.<\/p>\n
In fact, data from a casino hotel to which Sands New York could be comparable suggests such venues don’t drive more local crime. Consultants for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) last week revealed findings pertaining to crime in five towns surrounding Wynn Resorts\u2019 Encore Boston Harbor and Everett, where the venue is located.<\/p>\n
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The study spanned September 2018 through July 2022, including the property\u2019s June 2019 opening, temporary COVID-19 shutdown, and subsequent reopening and normal operation. Data indicated Encore Boston Harbor \u201chas limited impact on crime in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Poser is also expected to plead with Nassau County policymakers to oppose the Long Island casino simply because it\u2019s near Hofstra and other schools, including elementary and high schools. That argument is also dubious, because it assumes two things that are likely false. First, college students have the financial resources to indulge in frequent casino visits. Second, Sands won\u2019t be proactive in terms of checking the identifications of younger-looking prospective patrons.<\/p>\n
Using Encore Boston Harbor as the comparison, that venue is within a stone\u2019s throw of several institutions of higher learning, including four-year and junior colleges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hofstra University President Susan Poser will appear before the Nassau County legislature Monday. She\u2019s expected to rip a plan by Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) to build a new casino hotel near the college in her testimony. Sands\u2019 effort to develop a new gaming venue at the site of the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":269377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810,61],"tags":[81897,81898,81901],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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