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How Atlantic City pays price as casinos get big tax breaks

Clip: 6/3/2022 | 3m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

Press of Atlantic City reporter Alison Burdo on what was good for casinos but bad for AC

As part of ProPublica’s local reporting network, Press of Atlantic City reporter Alison Burdo delved into how -- despite already being on the rebound from a pandemic-related slump -- casino operators used predictions of "grave danger" to convince the state to slash their tax burden, denying millions of dollars to Atlantic City, its school district and Atlantic County.

06/03/2022

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