Maine Voters Reject York County Casino Proposal
For nearly two years, the York county casino campaign and international casino developer Shawn Scott have been undeterred by neither cost nor controversy. But on Tuesday, Scott, who has been roundly criticized for commercializing Maine’s citizen initiative process, ran into the one thing that could stop him: Maine voters.
At 9:03 p.m., just over an hour after polls closed, the Associated Press reported that Maine voters rejected Question 1, punctuating a campaign that began shrouded in secrecy and transformed into a feel-good initiative promising tax revenues and economic prosperity. Over that time, Scott himself emerged from his residence 11 time zones away in the Mariana Islands to become the face of the campaign.
Scott’s involvement — or more specifically his exclusive rights to the gambling license if Question 1 passed - was a problem for some voters.
“A big fat no,” said Old Orchard Beach resident Denise Rogers, asked how she voted Tuesday. “I’m born and raised in Old Orchard. I’ve always been advocate for gambling, casinos. But this guy … I don’t like the way it was worded, and I think next time.”
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