John Soriano, Ph.D., is assistant professor of economics, and Chad Engelland, Ph.D., is professor of philosophy at the University of Dallas
A striking contrast occurred at last Friday’s Town Hall in Irving, where more than 500 residents showed their opposition to the behemoth casino resort that the Las Vegas Sands Corp. is seeking to bring to Irving. A crucial step in bringing that casino a stone’s throw away from where our children live and go to school is an upcoming vote by the Irving City Council on whether to rezone the land formerly occupied by Texas Stadium for a casino resort.
After an hour of fielding angry question after question, the Sands’ spokesman asked from the mic for a member of his team to bring him some water. No one did. The questions continued.
