PORTLAND, Maine -- A casino investor said Wednesday that the bleak economy and high unemployment made Mainers more receptive than in the past to a full-blown casino with slot machines and table games.
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As MGM Resorts International (MGM) continues to see a profit drain related to a weak tourism and business environment in Las Vegas, the company's chief executive says declines in gaming in Sin City have hit a bottom this year.
Although gaming executives touted last year that