Casino Not Earning as Much as Expected

The Niagara Seneca Casino and Hotel was expected to have a huge economic impact on the area where it is located, but it has not done as well or as much business as the experts had predicted. They were expected to bring in more money than they have, and many thought that they would bring in more business to the locals as well. These things are just not happening the way they thought they would.

Casino officials say that although they may not be bringing in the amount of money that many thought they would, they did bring in thousands of jobs and work hard towards their participation in charities. Their latest brings in money to support the troops in Afghanistan, and they say that this is just one of many that they have currently in the works.

However, residents and city leaders thought that there would be much more growth for the community, and it just hasn’t happened. They also think that the casino keeps too much of the proceeds for itself, instead of passing over more of the slot machine revenue to the town.

Now with Wheeling Island Racetrack and Mountaineer Race Track asking for table games to be added to their slot machines, many think that they are just getting greedy. They think that they will need to give up much more of the proceeds if they want residents to approve them.

The tracks are promising millions of dollars in investment as well as hundreds of new jobs, but residents are skeptical as to what it will really mean for them. They say that the little man is actually being penalized because the casinos are there. They say that the amount of options that the casinos give as far as shopping and eating keeps their customers from patronizing the other places in the city. Residents feel like they should have to give them more if they want their approval.

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