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To: Gabz
"I have always voted anti-smoking, "he says. "No one needs to inhale others’ smoke. It’s a health issue, not an economic one."

That’s BS and we all know it.

Once those businesses are gone, you are not going to get it back. I think they put the cart before the horse because no economic study had been done on this legislation."

This bill was never about money. This bill is about health and in a state where we are all ashamed of our cancer rate and our cancer death rate. Perhaps this will help us with those numbers. "

Cancer doesn’t discriminate. And most cancers are NOT caused by smoking.

Gilligan says. "I have a right to have my insurance rates as low as possible," he says. "People smoking increase that cost.

I WANT TO SLAP THIS IDIOT! We smokers pay MORE then our share of health insurance. And MOST of us HAVE our own health insurance, you lame brained idiot! Gilligan better get a little more educated before he/she goes spewing this deceitful lie!

It all opens up a new level of clientele."

Oh Yes! And aren’t THEY fun! Non smokers do not stay as long and do not tip as well. New clientele? Oh right! I’m sure your going to make BILLIONS with THAT bunch!

14 posted on 08/12/2002 9:41:10 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: SheLion
Oh Yes! And aren’t THEY fun! Non smokers do not stay as long and do not tip as well. New clientele? Oh right! I’m sure your going to make BILLIONS with THAT bunch!

You're right.

I'm inclined to go along with Denis McGlynn of Dover Downs with his estimates of the losses the state is going to take over this. The casinos in Atlantic City and West Virginia are NOT that far away, especialy for those coming from Maryland and Pennsylvania. In many cases they are closer.

What most people don't understand is that the slots operations at the 3 race tracks in Delaware are controlled by the state Lottery and the state gets 35% of the proceeds. That's a big chunk of change.

18 posted on 08/12/2002 9:48:54 AM PDT by Gabz
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