The North Jersey casino being mentioned, would have a much greater impact on 4 Eastern Pennsylvania casino and the 10,000 plus slot machines at Yonkers and Aqueduct. And if a single casino was located at the Meadowlands Racetrack, and the slot tax, proposed by the Meadowlands adopted; then Atlantic City could expect $200 million annually from the new competition, probably a greater number than profits lost by the AC casinos. And the NJ Seniors, whose programs have lost $200 million, since AC’s revenue declines; would see them re-established. And the Meadowlands is a perfect location. East Brunswick has only 9,000 residents, and they are upland from the Met Life Stadium, the Izod Center, the State Fair, the Harness Track and the long awaited finish of the Xanadu Mall. Best of all the Meadowlands has exceptional access to Manhattan, by car, bus, limo and rail, to entertain those businessmen and conventioneers, who might enjoy an evening of gaming. And gaming could be operational within months of a successful referendum, providing funds to AC and Seniors. But the State Legislature has to establish the tax rates on slots and tables, and severely limit where the proposed casinos could be located, or (Not In My Back Yard) will rear its ugly head and the vote will fail; like it did in 1974.
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