TFA is not strictly about the fact that there is a tax break, but about a great increase of the break in recent years and some possible shenanigans vis-a-vis some Nevada operations. My reply was driven by the comments here that why breaks exists in the first place, not strictly to the situation presented in the article (of which I understand little to tel you the truth).

This video shows that from times immemorial local authorities tried to attract business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hExE6iLxfEw