What Happens in Atlantic City Stays in Atlantic City?
That sounds really silly to me, but it makes me chuckle. In a recent poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) 70% of New Jersey residents voted that they would like to keep all gambling in Atlantic City.
Of course casino operators are happy about this with the state of the economy today and overall downturn in the past few years. My curiosity lies within the people that were surveyed. The survey covered all political groups across all ages.
New Jersey voters say no! According to the latest poll results from Fairleigh Dickinson University, 70% of voters say they oppose expanding casino gambling to other areas in the state. Opposition includes men and women, all age groups and both liberals and conservatives. Just one in four (24%) say they favor the idea. Another 6% are unsure.
The one group that wasn’t fairly represented in this survey were people that have visited Atlantic City or other areas with gambling in the last year. 68% had NOT gambled in the past year. While results were similar among all people I wonder if the results would be different if more gamblers were surveyed.
For now, the people have spoken – Atlantic City can keep the gambling.
