What are your thoughts on Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn taking over the Foxwoods project?
“I guess it will bring a lot of business to Delaware Avenue, but with more people comes more crime.”
“Well, I’m not a gambler, so I don’t really care about it, but the traffic will increase once more people start going there. Even though the traffic already is bad there, more people can’t help.”
“I think there will be more money put toward the project, but with more money comes a bigger operation, and with a bigger operation comes more crime.”
“He’s a very good businessman, but I can’t speak for the residents who live directly in that area.”
Last Thursday, Steve Wynn, not yet two months into reviving the Foxwoods casino project, likely consigned it to its coffin. Wynn Resorts, for which the 68-year-old billionaire serves as chairman and chief executive officer, announced it has abandoned plans to bring a casino to Columbus Boulevard by May 2011.
In their attempt to bring Pennsylvania its 11th casino, investors, including Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider, had hoped for an 11th-hour extension of their Foxwoods Casino Project. On Dec. 16, however, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted 6-1 to revoke a 2006 license that cost the investors $50 million and steady provisions of grief.
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