# In an op-ed, Research Scholar Robert Frank discusses the amendment to open new casinos in New York

1 Faculty News November 2, 2013 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/business/in-new-york-casino-vote-a-dance-with-temptation.html?_r=0) -- "Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo argues that the amendment would create jobs, increase school aid and lower property taxes. And, yes, it would do all those things. But it’s still a bad idea. Other strategies would accomplish the same goals more effectively, without the disastrous spillovers that invariably accompany expanded gambling."

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