In fact, Jefferson County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state, as the commission itself acknowledged. Since the announcement, questions, allegations and suspicions have swirled around the commission to such a degree that the commission has asked the attorney general and U.S. attorney to review the selection process. To his credit, Executive Director Mel Fisher realizes that the commission's credibility and integrity are at stake. An investigation must proceed. But no matter how thorough and comprehensive, no investigation will resolve the Faustian bargain at the heart of the selection process.
Governments benefit to the tune of millions of dollars.
But this financial windfall also addicts them to gambling. The city and the state are pressed to protect and defend the President, by most accounts an inferior casino, because they're hooked on the revenue. By this logic, the commission doesn't have to pick the best proposal. It only has to select what it perceives as the least damaging to the President. In the long run, though, that's not in the best interest of Missourians.