Posted on 11/22/2014 9:34:30 AM PST by anymouse
Used to be in California that only games of skill played against other players (parimutuel). That meant no slot machines, no blackjack — only poker in approved forms.
Then, when California introduced it’s lottery, the Indians sued for the right to their own lottery type system and they won.
The only thing is, various Indian Casino resorts in California have been caught cheating multiple times either with complicit management or complicit employees. Just take a look at the spotty record of Sycuan in Chula Vista. Back in the 90’s it was the players that banked the black jack games so it was always the players that got cheated. Never the house.
I don’t care what people do with their money-not my business-but I really have a problem making it okay for one ethnic group to operate a type of business at the exclusion of others-that does not seem very American to me-should I be allowed to operate a stand that sells homemade corn tortillas and tamales at my front gate while my WASP neighbor can’t do that?
All the Indian casinos I have seen in Oklahoma had full parking lots even on Sunday.
Not so here in SoCal. I live near Morongo Casino and that parking lot is packed. Holidays are very busy with long lines to have holiday dinner in the dining rooms. Food not so bad either.
If you see one casino with a nearly empty parking lot, then the other one a half mile away is REALLY busy.
If you budget your money, don't drink, and arrive with a plan, it can be a source of income.
I go to the casino with $50 twice a month and play blackjack. Sometimes I lose, but there are times when I win $250, $500. That's like working a part-time job.
Democrats are just clearing the path for illegal alien run gambling casinos. Smuggling drugs in from Mexico isn’t enough to support the population here so why not kick out the Indian casinos since the new pet for the Federal Gimmedat are illegals.
casinos are also free from law suits by “customers”...if you fall and break your neck, you can attempt to sue, but if the indian council votes not to participate in the legal process, then that’s it....it happened just like that here locally with a indian casino....
and the Indians do not...
which is what I like....
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