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Poll: Clevelanders Want Casinos

OHIO – As reported by the Ohio Plains Dealer: "Clevelanders want public officials to take the gamble and bring casinos to the city, a poll by The Plain Dealer shows.

"Nearly two-thirds of Clevelanders want casinos in the city. Almost 30 percent are against them, and the rest are undecided, according to the newspaper's survey, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc., of Washington, D.C.

"Support for casinos transcends race, neighborhood, age and gender, but white voters, West Siders, those over 35 and men were the strongest proponents. For example, 66 percent of white voters support legalized gambling compared to 59 percent of black voters. Among men, 68 percent support casino gambling, compared to 58 percent for women.

"…A recent study by business leaders in Cleveland and Cincinnati found that Ohio casinos could collect much of the $925 million Ohioans gamble at casinos in Michigan, Indiana and West Virginia. With the cash would come the prospect of more than 100,000 Ohioans becoming gambling addicts, the study found."

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