No Frills Means More Money for State

It is interesting to see where people like to play their slot machines. There are those that like to go to the places that have all the bells and whistles, and are pretty to look at. Then there are those that don’t look for any of that, they just want a place to play their slot machines and nothing else.

For those that want the perks, there are places like Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun, or even Atlantic City and all their glitz and glamour. However, for those that don’t, there are slot machine parlors – many of which are simply glorified holes in the wall. Not only are they not the glamorous slot machine parlors, but they are bringing in more money than anyone would have dared dreamed that they would.

Pennsylvania has tons of these slot machine parlors, and they have brought in more than $900 million in cash for the state. Now Massachusetts Treasurer Timothy Cahill and House Speaker Robert DeLeo think that it is time their state got a little of that. They see that the Pennsylvania model is simple – take a business, add a ton of slot machines, and open the doors for people to play. It really is that simple.

Not only do these slot machines bring in millions of dollars for the state, but they also bring in thousands of jobs. In Pennsylvania they have provided more than six thousand jobs – which makes it well worth looking into especially when so many people are out of work. The state says that if Pennsylvania can do it, and do it so well, there is no reason why they can’t do it too.

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