Despite growing profits, casino operators used predictions of “grave danger” to convince the state to slash their tax burden.

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Casinos Pled Poverty to Get a Huge Tax Break. Atlantic City Is Paying the Price. <[link removed]> Despite growing profits, casino operators used predictions of “grave danger” to convince the state to slash their tax burden, denying millions to the city, its school district and the county. by Alison Burdo, The Press of Atlantic City

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