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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Casinos muscle in on ‘Five Cs’ behind Arizona economy
The west valley might soon have a casino near the University of Phoenix football stadium, Group that are hoping for such a Casino come not only from the Tohono O'odham Nation but from Teachers at Glendale Elementary who are very concerned with recent lack of funding negatively hurting the future of their students, said Langer, who has taught 18 years in Glendale. Schools no longer can afford art supplies and physical-education equipment, she said. To make matters worse, she said, the city has cut library hours, recreation programs and now charges a fee for an after-school program...She urged the council to let the Tohono O'odham Nation build its casino and resort and bring in the estimated 6,000 construction jobs and more than 3,000 permanent jobs. Having a casino would mean extra revenue for community programs, she said. Arizona's gaming compact requires tribes to share a portion of gaming revenue with the state for areas such as education. Langer said the board of the Glendale Elementary teachers union informally voted to support the casino.
By Joshua Armstrong / Cronkite News
WASHINGTON - The "Five C's" that traditionally made the bulk of Arizona's economy – copper, climate, cattle, cotton, citrus – may need to make room for a sixth: casinos.
Revenue from Arizona's 22 casinos far surpassed cattle, cotton and citrus in the most recent figures available for each. Casinos took in nearly $1.7 billion during fiscal 2011, which ended June 30, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming's annual report...
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