First Slot Machine Parlor in Maine

Hollywood Slots at Bangor just celebrated its one year anniversary. The slot machine casino has brought in more than 860,000 gamblers as well as more than half a billion dollars in wagers over the year. The state and the city were not expecting such a turnout, and they have received over $17 million on their portion of the slot machine revenue alone.

The casino has 475 slot machines, a small bar and restaurant, and not much else. They are operating in a temporary establishment, and hope to expand at some point. Those that were in support of the casino say that it has already brought in over 130 jobs, as well as the fact that it keeps the slot machine revenue in Maine that the gamblers would have played in other states.

There were those that said that by bringing in slot machines there would be a huge increase in crime and gambling addiction, but so far that does not seem to be the case. Although the police have been called out somewhat frequently to the casino, it is mostly for traffic accidents. The gambling hotline said that they have not seen a significant increase in callers either. It seems that bringing in slot machines was a good thing for Bangor, and not the catastrophe that others said it would be.

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