Cleveland Escorts: Gambling on a vote
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, there are already 500,000 jobs in the entertainment, leisure and hospitality industries in Ohio. Supporters of Issue 3 claim that it will create 34,000 jobs.
Youngstown State University students talked about Issue 3 and offered some familiar arguments. “The guys who are backing Issue 3 are bringing in their own people to work, so it is not going to create jobs,” said junior Elizabeth Upshik.
“The tax that will come from the casinos is going to education and something is better than nothing. You don’t see any other businesses knocking down our door to come to Ohio,” sophomore Rose Wilkins said.
Freshman Donna Hendrix is morally opposed to gambling. Hendrix said, “Casinos would bring all kinds of trouble to Ohio including addiction and prostitution.” Hendrix said Issue 3 would make gambling “a lot more accessible and would lead to higher crime rates.”