New Yorkers support legal casino gambling: poll

Daniel Trotta, Bill Trott Reuters 09/21/2011 14:49

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New York state voters support legalized casino gambling by a 56-37 margin, an opinion poll said on Wednesday, giving a boost to advocates who want to bring gambling to a state badly in need of the revenue it would generate.

The state allows casino gambling on Native American lands and electronic slot machines at horse racing tracks where pari-mutuel wagering is allowed. Any expansion to Las Vegas- and Atlantic City-style gambling, which would help New York compete with neighboring states that have already made the move, requires a constitutional amendment.

Sixty-four percent of those who responded to the Quinnipiac University poll said creating casinos similar to those in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey, would be good for the economy.

But 63 percent also said legalized casinos would lead to an increase in gambling addiction, Quinnipiac said.

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