Metro Milwaukee blogger: Casino competition “an opportunity the state cannot afford to pass up”

We’re not the only ones blogging about the benefits casino competition would bring to Southeast Wisconsin. Check out this recent blog from MuskegoNow.com.

A few highlights:

“Vegas economics. A unique phenomenon. It's unique because, here you have countless corporations, battling their competitors, which are right next door! And somehow, they all survive the grim competition...right next door. Feet away.

“So, based on my understanding of Vegasian (hehe, I think I invented a word) economics, I'm willing to bet that the Potawatomi tribe, which operates a large and successful bingo/casino operation in Milwaukee, will be able to survive plans made by the Menominee and Connecticut-based Mohegan tribes to build a casino in Kenosha...which, mind you, is 45 minutes away from Milwaukee, give or take.

“If corporations can survive the competition from feet away and from all sides, I'm sure the Potawatomi will be just fine, separated by a whole county and numerous cities/towns in between.”

While the Forest County Potawatomi have been spending millions to kill the Kenosha proposal, thus avoiding competition for their lucrative Milwaukee casino and preserving their monopoly, this blogger encourages a big-picture look at the situation.

“…We must consider the economic benefits of having this proposal carried out. It will add thousands of jobs and pump around half a billion dollars into the Wisconsin economy each year.

“To not go through on this proposal is foolish. Please, step back and see the larger picture here. This is an opportunity the state cannot afford to pass up.”

That's right - thousands of good jobs and major economic benefits for Wisconsin. We'd have it all with real casino competition.

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