What's new and really interesting about this poll, administered by Hudson casino consultant Clyde Barrow, is the extent to which the public has been misinformed about the negatives of predatory gambling:

·    37 percent believe that slot casinos will NOT increase gambling addiction

·    45 percent believe that slot casinos will NOT increase political corruption

·    53 percent believe that slot casinos will NOT increase crime

·    65 percent believe that slot casinos will NOT hurt small, local businesses*

All of these beliefs are objectively false. Governor Lynch's gaming study commission, due to release its final report in late May, will include findings on each of these negatives.

No wonder the New Hampshire Senate is in such a headlong rush to ram though its bill to saturate our state with predatory slots casinos. No wonder chief gambling promoter Senator Lou D'Allesandro says "we're studied out" and that there is no need for the legislature to consider information from the Governor's commission.