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Downtown Buffalo Casino -- NMG's Positon on Casino Gambling
04/07/2006
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NMG remains remain extremely skeptical that a casino in Downtown Buffalo will have a positive economic impact on the community |
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There is little evidence that a casino located in an urban area will generate spin-off economic development |
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There is little reason to expect that a Downtown Buffalo casino will draw extensively from visitors from outside the region |
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NMG's opposition to a casino in Downtown Buffalo is based on many of the same concerns, as reported in the News, expressed by members of the Buffalo Place Board of Directors. These concerns include:
* The lack of evidence that casinos (particularly those that rely primarily on local patronage) generate positive spin-off economic development;
* The fact that ancillary, tax-exempt development associated with a casino is likely to harm existing Downtown businesses; and
* The likelihood that any Downtown casino, exempt from local land use regulation, is likely to conflict with the planning priorities established by the City's award-winning Queen City Hub Plan and Comprehensive Plan. |
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