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Racino
is Just What is Needed
Local
Scarborough residents are divided as to
whether or not they want to see slot
machines coming to their neck of the
woods. However, there are some who are
dedicated to getting the slot machines
legalized because of what it will do for
the local agricultural industry.
While some are worried about the crime
and addiction that will come with the
introduction of slot machines to their
town, others say that it will be a huge
boost for the local economy. Farmers say
that it will give them a huge boost, but
many don’t understand how they will
benefit from the addition of slot
machines.
The farms say that as Maine used to be
an agricultural state, and has since
gotten far from that point, it is
important for them to work towards
moving closer to how it used to be. They
know that without the addition of the
slot machines Scarborough Downs will
suffer, as will the farming industry.
Farms in Cumberland and York counties
depend greatly on the well being of the
track, and if the track does not get
slot machines they will suffer right
along with them. Maine has been losing
an astronomical number of dairy farms
over the past eight years, and not
allowing the track to succeed by giving
them the slot machines would spell doom
for countless others.
The farmers find it sad that agriculture
in the state depends on the slot
machines, but that is just the way it
is.
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