More Slot Machines for New Jersey?

There is nothing more New Jersey than Atlantic City and the beaches; however, there have been talks of bringing in slot machines to other parts of the state to keep up with the spread of gambling in neighboring states. With New York and Pennsylvania both bringing in slot machines, it will end up drastically cutting into the amount of slot machine revenue that New Jersey current sees.

With this in mind, the Meadowlands has been considering bringing in slot machines of their own. They are not all that close to Atlantic City so they wouldn’t be taking the majority of their business, but because of their proximity to the West side of the state, they may bring in some slot machine business from neighboring states, and thus help NJ hold onto some of that revenue.

New Jersey residents are split on the idea, as they think that one major gaming area in New Jersey is more than enough, and they think that by adding the slot machines to the Meadowlands it will cause slot machines to start cropping up all over the state. Others think it is a good idea, as they think that this is the perfect way to continue to lure customers from the other states. Those that work in the gambling addiction industry worry that by bringing slot machines to the arena you are just going to increase the number of gambling addictions that NJ already has.

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