The Trump Taj Mahal casino resort in Atlantic City, N.J.
Posted on 07/03/2006 6:47:38 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey's state government was all but shut down Monday, with state lawmakers and the governor unable to agree on a state budget.
The two sides met for nearly four hours Sunday night but couldn't cut a deal.
As part of the dispute, Atlantic City's casinos have been ordered to close Wednesday.
The shutdown, now in its third day, is a result of the New Jersey Legislature's failure to adopt a budget by its July 1 deadline.
The head of the Casino Control Commission ordered gaming in Atlantic City to cease at 8 a.m. Wednesday if New Jersey fails to enact a budget by then.
Atlantic City's 12 casinos have appealed to the courts to intervene.
Gov. Jon Corzine said there's "no immediate prospect of a budget." New Jersey state parks, beaches and historic sites also were expected to shut down Wednesday.
The Trump Taj Mahal casino resort in Atlantic City, N.J.
A Really Dim Gov and an equally Dim Legislature and the folks in NJ get the Government they deserve.
They never seem to learn.
Do we blame Dubya - or the dumb-ass Corzine?
Perhaps they are required to have state auditors on site?
Okay.
That does make sense.
This turd actually thinks he will be the President of the United States one day......that's how big his ego is.
No wonder even Democrats in New Jersey can't stand that guy.
It is my understanding that without a functioning Casino Control Commission, which is a state agency being temporarily closed, the casinos can not legally operate. The gaming commissions oversee/control/approve all aspects of gaming, from testing the chips in slot machines for integrity to background checks and licensing for employees. I was a pit poss in a riverboat casino and was licensed by my state's gaming commission.
Good answer to my dumb question. Thank you!
Damn, and I was thinking of seeing this magician perform at the Taj. This guy is amazing, how does he do it??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPc_riNexjg
You are welcome. BTW, I meant pit boss ... sorry for the misspelling.
They already pay some of the highest taxes in the country and can't balance their budget without raising more taxes, what does that tell everyone?
Not a chance. Especially with the Courts in this beknighted state.
On Brit Hume's show today, somebody on the panel said that New Jersey lost 60,000 people alone in 2004. If the tax increases are passed like Corzine intended to, it will only accelerate the depopulation in the "Garden State" especially of the productive class.
Ooops, make that benighted.
Tells everyone in the rest of the country that NJ loves it's politicians to lie thru their teeth.
The term "cuts in spending" never manages to find it's way to the tongue of a democrat.
Can you imagine what that will do for the tax rates of those left? This is shades of Jimmy Carter era, and a good lesson why we cannot afford to vote for a democrat, ever.
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