Who lives in a gambling state?
Do you think casino gambling has had a positive or negative impact on your communities? I ask because the question is being debated in Texas again. Just wondering how you thought on the subject.
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I do, but gambling here is limited to Cripple Creek, Blackhawk and Central City. Of course, you can gamble legally all over the state merely by purchasing a lottery ticket.
Gambling pretty much ruined these cities. It was limited to these three cities because they were historic mining towns, and the plan was to keep the historic look as part of the appeal.
Well, it hasn't been that long, and 99% of what you see looks like a miniturized version of Vegas. All the historic charm is gone.
The state likes it because it pumps in tons and tons of money into the economy. But, all the mom-and-pop casinos are gone, they're all owned by the big boys, such as Harrahs.0 -
I live in the Peoria, IL area and there is a gambling boat. It is ALWAYS full of Asians, old people, and White Trash. Does it have an effect? Sure, old people spending their Social Security checks and White Trash using the disability and unemployment checks to gamble. 0 -
I've got an Indian casino about five minutes from here - Spirit Mountain - when it showed up, this whole part of Orygun went down the drain. It sucks.
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Indian gaming all over the state. 5 Casinos with in an hour. I have been in two of them, saw the 4 Tops, the Rightous Brother, and Gladys Knight. The smoke sucks. 0 -
Traffic is terrible on Fridays and Saturdays around my local casino. I am not kidding to say it is a Five Mile Back up.
I personally know of two divorces from wives gambling away thousands of dollars while the husband was at work.
I view gambling as a form of entertainment for people who have nothing left in life or to old to get out and enjoy activity. I personally don't care to hang out at casinos.0 -
I am not usually for government regulation of anything, but I am firmly against allowing casinos. MD tried to pass and the best governer MD ever had, Bob Ehrlich, stopped it. But now that the idiot from Baltimore is in there, it will pass for sure.
Gambling is a tax on the stupid and mathematically challenged. Unfortunately the vast majority of those that lose, cannot afford it.
It is easy to say it is their money and they have a right to blow it any way they want. But in this case I srongly disagree. The local government needs to step in and "protect" the people from themselves. They also need to protect us from having to support these losers when they run out of money.
My uncle, a relatively well-known artist from Arizona, has lost several million dollars in the Indian casinos.
Perhaps if 90% of people won, that might be different, but since 99.99% of people come out behind, it is purely a case of stopping a scam.0 -
We have a riverboat casino on a lake. You see some pathetic people who will spend their life savings on gambling, but in whole it has helped out our community qutie a bit economicly. I enjoy going there just to eat. Alot of good food for a low cost. Ocassionally I go down to the boat and spend my $5, but that's it. They also have quite a few shows there at a real reasonable price, and alot of times the tickets are free. 0 -
He!!, it's a gamble just to LIVE in the state of Louisiana. Casinos everywhere you look. We voted OUT the video poker machines from local businesses several years ago--now the clever devils have put in video BINGO machines. Same crap; different wrapper. [:(!]
Positive effect? Yeah, we used to be known for corrupt businessmen, theiving politicians and high crime. Now, we've got theiving businessmen, corrupt politicians and the crime--just what is HIGH crime anyway? One where the perps have been doing crack? Yeah, we got that, too.[V]0 -
We have "river boat casino's" in Indiana. I haven't been to any of them but I spend a lot of time in a county where one is located. It has definitley helped the local infrastructure. All the roads have been paved and the casino gives a lot of money to local grants for schools, charity, ect. From what I've heard, a lot of people have gotten into financial problems by gambling their life savings away and they are usually the ones that aren't to well off to begin with. I haven't heard of any increases in crime, prostitution, ect. which we were told would happen. My problem with it is the same as the lottery. Where is all the revenue that the state is getting going? My taxes haven't gone down. The schools are screaming for more money, local police departments face budget cuts, ect. Somebody's getting rich and it isn't me. 0 -
Here in the Detroit area, The casinos were gonna save the city..Yea right! The best thing they did was help the local pawn shops. We have people spending their life savings just trying to "win it back". They built these Very nice "temporary casinos" Just so they could take everyones money to finance the permanent ones. The only people they helped are the owners.. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
I've got an Indian casino about five minutes from here - Spirit Mountain - when it showed up, this whole part of Orygun went down the drain. It sucks.
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Oregon loves the Indian casinos! It is pumping lots of money into the state coffers to allow them to raise the bar and increase the size and power of big government.
I have my doubts as to the benefit of the increase in money. It gets asorbed so quickly and then the budget just goes up to a new level. It has not slowed their demand for more taxes and more cash. They still think they need a sales tax when the state tax is fixed at 9% and they tax the pizz out of everything in the state.
Salaries go up, benefits go up and more laws are created to restrict freedoms.
This weeks paper tells of a raise in tax on cigs another 84 cents per pack. That will take the taxes on a pack of cigs to over $2. This is supposed to be for health care for children. But they are allready planning to divert a large postion back into the general fund.
Bottom line is the casinos have benefited the Indian tribes in oregon, but at the expense of the folks who are addicted to this habit. No I don't think it has been good for Oregon as a whole.0 -
Indiana's got them (boats). I don't see all the extra crime they were suspose to bring. More than likely, they broke up some homes and families. [:)] 0 -
Spend a fair bit of time in Lost Wages - uh, sorry, Las Vegas- with casino construction projects. When you look up one of those puppies on the internet, or Google Earth, and look at that 3,000 room hotel, remember- those were not built with the winnings of the PLAYERS, but of the casinos. PS- little known fact- the strip is NOT inside the Las Vegas City limits. I just work there= I don't gamble there. Gambled the whole time I was on jump status with the US Army! 0 -
This may not be exactly the kind of input you're looking for but the proximity of casino gambling to our community has definitely affected our local veteran and fraternal clubs.
"Monte Carlo Night" used to be a really big draw for the Legion, Moose, Eagles, and other clubs. When I first joined the American Legion (in 1999) we used 4 black jack tables and three of them were full all night; people came in plenty early to be sure to get a seat at one of the 2 poker tables; the dice game ran pretty much all evening.
At our last event we couldn't even fill one poker table, the two black jack tables actually lost money, and the dice table only ran for about an hour. Gambling for charity just isn't what it used to be.
Like LJWrench, I wonder where the casino tax money is going here in Indiana. The lottery was supposed to do away with the excice wheel tax but so far that hasn't happened.
Come to think of it, the sales tax that was introduced in the 1960's was supposed to elminate the excise tax too. [V]0 -
The county I live in (Clark Co.) voted twice against allowing a casino to dock here. After they saw all the money that Harrison County was raking in they put it up for a vote for a third time and it passed but there aren't anymore licenses's to give out. Now they are trying to get another casino from another county to move here. I can't wait to see what the clowns that run this county will do with the money. They sure as heck won't lower our taxes. 0 -
Here in Arizona, all of the casinos are run by Native Americans on Reservation land. They certainly are very popular and crowded 365 1/4 days a year. No shortage of gamblers of all ages.
IMO, people are going to gamble whether it's on the lottery, the powerball, the daily number, old fashioned punch boards, the ponies, greyhounds, cockfights, on-line gaming, the Super Bowl, etc., etc.
Your legislators should push to legalize it so that the revenue generated stays in your state and employs your citizenry.0 -
Now you guy's have me worked up about casino's/lottery/taxes so I'm going to rant. Indiana's lottery and casino's were supposed to lower/eliminate some of our taxes ie;license plate excise tax. Not only did it not lower our taxes we've had more taxes added. Since we've had the lottery/casino's I've seen sales tax go up, cigarette tax increase (I don't smoke), my county implemented a bridge tax, a wheel tax, a county income tax, and my property tax has gone up again. Where is all my money going? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by ljwrench
Now you guy's have me worked up about casino's/lottery/taxes so I'm going to rant. Indiana's lottery and casino's were supposed to lower/eliminate some of our taxes ie;license plate excise tax. Not only did it not lower our taxes we've had more taxes added. Since we've had the lottery/casino's I've seen sales tax go up, cigarette tax increase (I don't smoke), my county implemented a bridge tax, a wheel tax, a county income tax, and my property tax has gone up again. Where is all my money going?
I know nothing about Indiana politics but I'd be willing to bet you five plug festoolas {sarcasm} that grossly incompetent politicians are most likely the cause.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Slow_Hand
I know nothing about Indiana politics but I'd be willing to bet you five plug festoolas {sarcasm} that grossly incompetent politicians are most likely the cause.
You're being a little bit redundant there, eh?0
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