Posted on 04/01/2025 8:00:15 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Two Bronx legislators announced Monday they’re introducing legislation to aid Bally’s bid to open a casino next to the borough’s golf course formerly run by President Trump’s firm.
The bill pushed by Sen. Nathalia Fernandez and Assemblyman Mike Benedetto would reclassify the parkland for commercial use in order for the gambling and entertainment company’s casino bid to move forward.
The project can’t proceed without the redesignation.
Bally’s took over the lease for the golf course from The Trump Organization in 2023 — renaming “Trump Links” at Ferry Point to “Bally Links.”
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There is surplus office building space close to subway stations that could be converted to casino use.
Because all the money will go to “education.” Casinos good; tariffs bad.
pure profit for the house, keeps the locals poor, and a kickback to the local politicians.
Common plot on many tv shows.
Why not just make hooking legal and get a piece of that no pun intended
> WTH is it with blue states wanting casino after casino to be built? <
Just another way to secretly tax the weak and the poor.
I’d like to say more, but I’ve got to run down to the store and get some scratch-off lottery tickets.
In all seriousness, there’s nothing wrong with visiting a casino if you first set a reasonable loss limit, and stick to it. But how many visitors actually stick to that limit?
None
Well, that’ll just be enabling human traffickers to commit their dastardly deeds.
Correct.
They are looking for new sources of tax revenue? The state will certainly take their cut, of any casino action.
A broke electorate tends to vote blue.
Casinos in such locations are designed to take taxpayer money via gambling addicts getting social services money.
So much for providing the poor with a living wage, i.e. mo gambling money
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