PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Early tabulations show a referendum calling for a full-blown casino with slot machines and table games in western Maine is extremely close.
With 12 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday, 53 percent of voters favored allowing a casino in Oxford, with 47 percent opposed.
Black Bear Entertainment LLC says it wants to build a $165 million four-season casino and resort in Oxford that would support thousands of jobs, pump tens of millions of dollars into the economy and generate more than $60 million in tax revenue.
Opponents say a casino would actually suck money and jobs out of the local economy, while increasing crime and gambling addiction.
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