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Originally Posted by coalminecanary
You are trying to compare non-casino entertainment spending as if it's currently leaving the community, because people are choosing to go to the ACC or to see movies shot by Americans. Sure, some of our entertainment dollars leave the city. But a lot of our discretionary spending stays here.
This is closer to the reality that casino hosts experience - the local businesses get shut out:
http://youtu.be/eNmEDYImYS0
What has driven our downtown renewal over the last 10 years? Local businesses. |
I go to the Seneca casino every couple of weeks. In fact I will be spending the long weekend there next week. I may not spend my money just outside the casino because there is nothing there, but I will be spending hundreds of dollars in the city shopping and dining. That Casino draws more people to the city than the falls does. It also employs thousands of people who contribute to the city.