Palmer Site of Casino Forum

The Mohegan Sun wants to bring in slot machines because they know how much money they can make for their pockets. The state wants to see slot machines come in because they know how much money they will get for their under funded programs and their budget. However, residents are not as sure as they all are because they know that the slot machines will ultimately end up in their back yards or very close to them.

State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill has proposed legalizing slot machines in the state in various slot machine parlors across the state. It would also allow for 1,500 slot machines statewide, which some residents are for and some are against. The Mohegan Sun would like to bring in slot machines and a full casino which would cost roughly $1 billion and would be located on 152 acres opposite the state Turnpike exit.

They and Cahill are expected to show up at a forum that will be held in Palmer at the high school auditorium to discuss the slot machine proposal. The town’s Economic Development Advisory Committee is hosting the event on May 14th and they are planning to discuss the slot machine decision and to get input from Palmer residents.

The town says that they are somewhat interested in the growth that could come from bringing in the slot machines but they are concerned with how many are they going to have in their neck of the woods. They are also concerned that if they let the casino come in, how many of these slot machine parlors would be siphoning off revenues from it or if they are close enough to have an impact on them.

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