Low Paying Jobs With "Racinos" or The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

.... a new study has found that facilities that provide both racing and casino activities create low-paying jobs that depress salaries in surrounding areas.



So reports the Baltimore Sun.


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The study, appearing in the latest issue of "The Journal of Economics," found that
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the average salary of racino employee is less than $14,000 annually.




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The Maryland equivalent of Clyde Barrows, James Karmel, an associate professor of history at Harford Community College and a consultant for the Maryland Gaming Association goes on to say ---

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For instance, a recent report examining expanded gaming in Massachusetts, whose income and other economic indicators Karmel says are more comparable to Maryland than West Virginia, found that the average salary for employees is $35,000.

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Pardon my confusion, by an ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE ?????

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If expanded gambling doesn't currently exist in Massachusetts, how valid is the AVERAGE SALARY?

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The article concludes with vast promises of construction jobs and permanent jobs with benefits, yada yada yada.

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Sounds like the Mad Hatter's Tea Party to me.
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FACT: 75% of jobs at casinos and racinos are low wage.