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In article <9301299090@drktowr.chi.il.us> magus@drktowr.chi.il.us (Louis Giliberto) writes:
>Jonathan E. Quist (jeq@i88.isc.com) wrote:
>: >It's not false.  The net outflow of profit goes out of state, but not
>: >the tax revenue.  At any rate, a gambler is going to spend his money
>: >on gambling and not on local business.  The only difference is the
>: >money will go to the casino owners instead of a bookie.
>
>: And the bookie will spend his earnings in Chicago, and the casino owners
>: will spend them elsewhere.
>
>The bookie doesn't make the haul, the "family" he's working for does,
>and the controlling members of any "family" around these parts live in
>the burbs -- melrose park comes to mind as one favorite living place.
>The bookies themselves don't make a hell of a lot of money.

Well, okay, if you're assuming the bookie isn't independant, then
the "family" makes the money.  My point remains, however, that it's
better for that money to be spent in the Chicago area than out of state.
Money spent in melrose park still has indirect benefits for Chicago.
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