September 20, 2024
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Anti-casino ad revised, now on all TV stations

PORTLAND – A disputed anti-casino advertisement is now airing on all television stations in Maine.

Casinos NO! made minor revisions to satisfy the concerns of the operator of NBC affiliates in Portland and Bangor, spokesman Dennis Bailey said. The state’s other TV stations are continuing to run the original ad.

The first TV ad by critics of the proposed $650 million casino resort in Sanford examines the wording of the casino bill. It suggests that if Maine voters approve the referendum, the casino law could be changed only by the tribes and that detailed financial records would be confidential.

Casino supporters have attacked the ad. Former Supreme Court Justice Daniel Wathen, who’s working for “Think About It,” called it “patently and demonstrably false.” Casinos NO! is standing by the accuracy of the ad.


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