tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5444663044154340912..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-10933448690845624032009-02-18T13:25:00.000-05:002009-02-18T13:25:00.000-05:00The casino business has gone from feast to famine in just the past 18months or so. What no one knows is whether it's temporary or more permanent. The State of Indiana can no longer rely on the casino industry to fund growth of its budget. In fact, I predict that the casino business problem is more permanent in nature. We overbuilt and over-relied on debt with housing and see where we are. The same is true with casinos and gaming---overbuilt and subject to financial problems due to over-reliance on debt.Mike Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472258122354147134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-42607453646853836532009-02-17T21:23:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:23:00.000-05:00Casinos are nothing more than a form of recreation; they produce nothing. So, to reduce one of the few positives - tax revenue - is ludicrous. <BR/><BR/>But, wait, maybe it is no more ludicrous than touting the supposed economic benefit of the Super Bowl while waiving taxes for the NFL.Citizen Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803017411939029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40218772504424801492009-02-17T16:25:00.000-05:002009-02-17T16:25:00.000-05:00Stupid decisions seem to come easy as pie to our legislators.<BR/><BR/>News reports have indicated casino revenue is way down (not surprising). My question is whether this is temporary or permanent. Could be the novelty is wearing off, as much or more than the effect of the economy tanking.Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-32769188921055744192009-02-17T15:30:00.000-05:002009-02-17T15:30:00.000-05:00Where can I access the 17-7 vote to determine who the seventeen YAY votes were?wright.pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049478046625013319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-43870708553317810712009-02-17T13:35:00.000-05:002009-02-17T13:35:00.000-05:00It amazes me that Legislators can simply offer and devise a method of permitting floundering Casinos to keep more money. Wasn't the purpose of those taxes pegged for education via property tax? And does that mean a prorata share back to all of us embedded in our assessment bill? And doesn't that mean that we're subsiding casinos?Patriot Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986604576219564749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-59977083163910510602009-02-17T12:29:00.000-05:002009-02-17T12:29:00.000-05:00Yes, Gary. The public shall rise up.M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.com