Pew Survey Finds Philadelphians Favor Bringing Slot Machines to City, But Oppose Center City Location

Pew Survey Finds Philadelphians Favor Bringing Slot Machines to City, But Oppose Center City Location

Philadelphians favor bringing slot-machine gambling to the city and support the plan to build a casino along the Delaware River in Fishtown. But they oppose the idea of a casino on Market Street East in Center City.

Fifty-three percent of city residents favor slot-machine gambling in Philadelphia, while 41 percent are against the idea, according to a new poll commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts' Philadelphia Research Initiative.

In addition, 60 percent of those surveyed support locating one of the slots parlors on the Delaware River in Fishtown, the proposed site of the SugarHouse casino; 35 percent are opposed to this location.

Get the full results of this poll from the Philadelphia Research Initiative.

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