Message of the Day – A Quote

“You cannot gamble your way to prosperity. Every economist says you can’t do. If it’s decided on the facts, it’s lose-lose.”

That’s what University of Illinois economist John Kindt told Kurt Erickson for his Bloomington Pantograph story of October 10th. Kindt studied gambling since riverboat casinos were approved at the end of the Jim Thompson era.


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Message of the Day – A Quote — 1 Comment

  1. I’m just going to say, anything blagojevich supports, supports him, and it never has to do with downstate illinois…so, yeah. I’d have to say no to the gambling.

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