A number of years ago, I drew a cartoon that really angered the folks over at Dover Downs. It featured a suit with a bag of money as a head, pushing a shopping cart filled with Delaware politicians. My contention was the casinos were using their influence to get their way in Dover, and despite their rebuke, I don’t think I was wrong at the time.
Fast-forward to today. Delaware taxpayers are officially bailing out our three casinos to the tune of $8 million due to increased competition from new casinos in Maryland and Pennsylvania. A case of the casinos buying influence again, right? No so fast…