Cordish Head Defends Leominster Slots + Casino Gaming
Steven Jones-D'Agostino , GoLocalWorcester, 9/23/2013
The Institute for American Values has just released a study titled "Why Casinos Matter: A Report from the Council on Casinos. Thirty-One Evidence-Based Propositions from the Health and Social Sciences" ... According to the IAV report, "The new American casino is primarily a facility filled with modern slot machines; a modern slot machine is a sophisticated computer, engineered to create fast, continuous, and repeat betting; modern slot machines are carefully designed to ensure that the longer you play, the more you lose; modern slot machines are highly addictive; [and] modern slot machines are engineered to make players lose track of time and money."