March 20, 2009

Pennsylvania's No-frills Casinos Pay big

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A great article that shows with a little dialing down of the amenities, you can still make money from slots and entertain some people. We think Massachusetts should look into something similar.

It's a little past 6 o'clock on a vanilla Monday night in March and Philadelphia Park is slammed. There are men in sweat suits, women with cigarettes dangling from their mouths, senior citizens with canes - all hoping the numbers and symbols on the screens in front of them match up just right.

They haven't come for the $3.50 hot dog at Grab-N-Go. They're not here to shop at the only store on the premises, a gift shop selling candy, cigarettes, and hats.

Read more at The Boston Globe

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Posted by Jay Brewer at March 20, 2009 8:53 AM
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