QUESTION OF FAIRNESS: Speaker says casino model based on addiction

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JIM MILLER

TYRE — Casino opponents have the evidence on their side, says Les Bernal of Stop Predatory Gambling. They just need to awaken the public conscience.

“The benefit that this community has is, the evidence is overwhelming that this is a failed public policy,” he said. “It’s not a question of if [a local casino would fail], it’s a question of when.”

Bernal spoke Thursday at an 11 a.m. press conference on Chase Road; it was organized by Casino Free Tyre. Behind him, across an open field, was the site where Wilmorite hopes to build a casino.

Bernal attacked casinos on several grounds, saying they base their business model on addiction.

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