Residents, Patriot Fans Weigh in on Casino Plan in Las Vegas Sun

It's a split decision between Foxborough residents and Patriot fans on the casino, according to a report in the Las Vegas Sun.

After interwiewing town officials and Foxborough residents, casino developer Steve Wynn's hometown newspaper found that Patriots would enjoy having the opportunity to attend a game at Gillette Stadium, followed by a postgame trip to the casino.

"“It would be the all-around package: Come to a tailgate, go to a football game, and after the football game, after a great win, go gamble at the casino and have a hot streak at the blackjack tables,” said Donna Coleman of Sandown, N.H. in the Las Vegas Sun.

“I’ve been to Steve Wynn’s casino out in Vegas ... it’s going to be done really well. I don’t think the town has anything to worry about,” said Mark Densmore of Gardner, a town in central Massachusetts, who also attended the Patriots game on Sunday. “The (residents) have learned to live with (football games) ... so they could learn to live with the casino.”

The article also quotes Foxborough residents opposed to the casino. Selectman chairman Larry Harrington and selectman Mark Sullivan are also quoted in the article. At their Dec. 29 meeting, Harrington voted for hearing the purposal before taking action, while Sullivan was against.

"Once it’s here ... we have no control over what happens,” Sullivan said in the Las Vegas Sun article. “We’re not the only town fighting this. We’re just the most popular town because we have one of 32 NFL franchises in the country.”

You can read the entire article at http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jan/04/why-wynns-plan-foxborough-has-been-so-divisive/