John Sullivan’s “Pandora’s Box” Won’t Happen Either

From last night’s meeting to oppose the Kialegee casino in Broken Arrow:

In the long-term, Sullivan said, he is considering drafting legislation. “We want to make sure we don’t allow casinos to be built next to neighborhoods, churches and schools,” he said. “We have to fight, fight, fight – get everyone involved – because if we don’t, it will set a precedent” for expanded gaming.

“There’s allotted land all over our community,” he said. “It’s going to open a Pandora’s box all across our great community, all across our great state.”

Doesn’t this attack on the casino ignore basic principles of supply and demand? The Tulsa market already has three major casinos in the immediate area and others within reasonable driving distance, so what benefit would tribes have to opening more casinos in the Tulsa area? If it’s the Creeks, Osages, or Cherokees, any new casinos would only draw people away from the casinos they already operate, and any new tribe that wants to get into the business will have a hard time entering a full market.