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Casino pitch: tax revenue of $10m

Kraft offers town annual estimate

By Mark Arsenault

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 15, 2011

Proponents of a Route 1 casino say the $1 billion project envisioned by Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn would generate at least $10 million annually in municipal taxes for the Town of Foxborough, a sum that would equal nearly one third of the current local tax levy. The proposal stirred up aggressive pushback in Foxborough from vocal local opponents, who say a casino would ruin the character of the town. Since then, Wynn and The Kraft Group have begun to ramp up their campaign to build public support for the project.

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