Bailey: Voters were deceived in casino petition process
By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com ReporterAn anti-casino group is claiming that finding an out-of-state backer for the Oxford County Casino project was the secret game plan all along for those pushing the Oxford County Casino referendum.
Dennis Bailey, head of CasinosNO! said it was deceptive to those signing the petition.
“He (former president Seth Carey) sold this plan to voters and the signers of the petition as a locally owned and operated, Maine-based resort casino,” Bailey wrote in an e-mail. “Now, less than two months before the election, the curtain is pulled back to reveal that the real owner is a Las Vegas mogul who’s only interest is taking millions of dollars from Maine people to fill his vault in Las Vegas.”
The referendum requires profits from the casino to go to Maine causes – but also requires that the president of the casino sit on the board of each group or agency receiving money.
“Do we really want a Las Vegas mogul who probably has never even been to Maine until today influencing these boards and making critical state decisions,” Bailey said.
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we need new ideas...please!
I don't want a casino but no one else has come up with any solutions. This casino debate comes up every election cycle, it gets struck down and our state remains poor. Is the answer green factories to boost our economy, hey... maybe even a green casino. I don't know the answer but it's time that some American innovation comes to Maine where it belongs. Blueberries and lobsters can only get us so far...
Thompson Pt.
Put the thing right down on Thompson Pt. in Portland. Right next to the interstate, airport, train and bus stations - it's off the main drag and only minor traffic changes would be needed to limit impact to surface streets...jobs and commerce would result and ripple out to southern Maine.
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