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Journal ChaosDiscord's Journal: Do I vote for or against a local casino? 15

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There is a referendum to authorize a casino in my county (for, against). I haven't made up my mind. I'm curious what other people think. Do you live in Dane County, Wisconsin? What are you planning? Do you live somewhere where a local casio was allowed? How did it work out?

At the moment I'm slightly leaning against the casino. Here is my current reasoning.

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Do I vote for or against a local casino?

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  • I'm not sure I'd base the yes/no on the truthfulness of the PR, the more money involved the more everyone acts like lying scum. Plus it might be possible that they can get the casino with a no vote to the referendum, by paying for a new governor when the next election rolls around (or maybe just threatening to to the new governor).

    I live in CT, which currently has two indian casinos. They both have restaurants, large areas for bands etc., have shopping a mall (the only Ben and Jerry's shop I've seen is

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  • One reason I'm planning to vote "no" is because of the effect on local music venues. I love seeing live music in Madison and do everything I can to support the scene. Even though most of the bands I see (indie rock) wouldn't likely play at a casino, the casino could draw other acts (I'm guessing country and middle-aged hick blues style) away from the same venues that my favorite bands frequent. Those venues could then go out of business and my favorite bands would skip Madison and head directly to Milwaukee
    • A good point. Damage to local clubs and restaurants is one of the dangers that gets mentioned. I'm not big into live music, but I understand the concern. Personally I'm big into local restaurants and there is concern that gambling subsidized restarants in casinos can destroy local restaurants.
      • I hadn't thought of restaurants, and now that you mention it, that concerns me almost as much (if not more).

        Also the more ads I hear, the more I distrust the pro-casino-ers. One radio spot in particular (I think they call it "Amazing") makes me sick when ever it comes on. They claim that the antis aren't opposed to the idea of revenue sharing, they just oppose the actual casino and compare that view to being for paychecks, but opposing jobs...

        But of course no one would oppose revenue. The more accurate an

  • No! (Score:1)

    by Corbets ( 169101 )
    As a Wisconsin native (though I no longer live there) I always vote no against those. I've got nothing against Native Americans or against them building casinos, but until they start paying taxes, I don't see any reason to allow them to build another casino.

    Yes, I know, I'm insensitive to the punishment the white man inflicted on their ancestors and all that. They have rights, blah blah blah... but if they're going to make money within American borders (yes, yes, they are seperate countries and all) then
  • I live in Aurora, IL. We have a permanently docked riverboat casino in the downtown district. Some people say it has revitalized the area and brought in jobs, but I see it differently.

    Long established businesses have moved out of downtown. My jeweller is an example. They lost business as normal customers would not come into an area where "that casino" was nearby. Property values of historic homes in the area dropped drastically and lower income families started taking over long established middle clas
  • Ho Chunk blows and if there is more competition then maybe they will loosen up their slots some more.
  • I've actually lived around a few of the places other posters above have written about--CT (ok, RI, close enough), Madison, spent a fair amount of time in Vegas and now live out in San Diego, CA. One thing I *will* say is that if the casino is entrenched as part of the landscape (as in the riverboat example above, or Vegas/Henderson, NV), then the culture *does* start to focus more around gambling. And that could be considered A Bad Thing.

    The example about Foxwood's in CT is probably the best example--it

  • I have family that lives throughout WI and have been to the Ho-Chunk Casino in the Wisconsin Dells since it has opened in 1993. Aside from the fact that the casino has really declined in the past 11 years (I remember when the casino used to have carnival game days where they would give away huge stuffed animals; now, under new management, the slot machines have, I believe, very low percentage payouts), the one thing that really attracts people to the Dells is entertainment. For that reason alone, the casino

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