Slots Backers Paid Off For Showing Up at Rally
Dozens of public housing residents were paid about $15 each to attend a rally in support of a planned casino and sports arena, a lawmaker said. Neighborhood residents confirmed the payments to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which reported in Sunday's paper that about 80 people from the Bedford Dwellings housing complex were bused to the event last month.
"Some got paid $15, some got paid less," said Howard Parker, who lives in the Hill District and talked to several neighbors who attended the rally. A handful of people among the three buses supported the plan, Parker said, and though not everyone came to get paid, "that's the reason why most of them did. "The rally was organized by Pittsburgh First, a group supporting the proposal by Isle of Capri Casinos and the Pittsburgh Penguins to build a $290 million arena if Isle of Capri wins the city's sole license for slot-machine gambling.
May 31, 2006
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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