Job Creation Promises Now Key To Maine Casino Hopes

13 Oct, 2008 / GamblingCompliance Ltd. / Scott Van Voorhis

A lackluster campaign to bring a resort casino to Maine’s ski country has received a jolt of new energy, with a Nevada developer taking the reins. In a bid to win over voters before a statewide referendum next month, The Olympia Group issued a report this week predicting the new gambling venue would create hundreds of new jobs and bring in tens of millions in new taxes.