What people do not realize is how much money the Casinos give to the surrounding communities. Here where we live they donated almost all the cost of a skate board park. And that money did not come with state strings attached.
I would much rather have the money spent here locally than go to Sacramento, be siphoned off in bureaucratic waste and then on a small portion of the original amount paid come dribbling back to the community.
As for going into the casion, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. But I agree with you. Noone every twisted my arm to go in.
MMM. OBoy. A skateboard park. Big money.
Now, how about discussing the costs to a community when you have casino gambling. You can start with: Higher crime rate - needing more police.
I invite additional commentary from folks who live in Atlantic City, anywhere in Nevada, and all those little towns in flyover country which have received casinos in the last fifteen or so years.
I was not aware that WA Indian casinos pay no tax. Now that I know, I'm going to have to think about this before posting an opinion.
I sense flames coming . . .
But are they building decent housing, schools, and hospitals for their tribal communities?
What people don't realize is how much money casinos suck out of a local community. I've watched a lot of casinos and I have never seen a local economy improved by one. Your community paid for that park - many times over.