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Residents urge Roanoke City Council to abandon proposed casino over social and economic harms
Summary
Nearly a dozen public commenters told the Roanoke City Council Nov. 3 they oppose a proposed casino, citing addiction, public-safety costs, market saturation and weak local economic benefits; speakers asked the council to pursue alternate revenue sources instead.
Roanoke — A steady stream of public commenters urged the Roanoke City Council on Nov. 3 to abandon plans to pursue a casino in the city, warning the project would deepen addiction, heighten public-safety costs and deliver weaker-than-promised economic gains.
Speakers raised concerns during the council’s allotted public-comment period. Anita Atkins cited research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond summarizing studies of communities that received casinos and said those places did not experience sustained economic…
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