Comments on Advance Indiana™: Slots At Bars?

These silly politician think that more gambling wi...

2007-03-21T07:37:00.000-05:00

These silly politician think that more gambling will bring in more tax revenue.

Expanding gambling in central Indiana will not increase the states tax base. It will only recirculate "old" money that would have been spent in our state anyway.

The idea behind requiring casinos to be on water was intended to require them to locate on our states borders with large cities like Chicago, Louisville,& Cincinnati. This would entice out-of-state people to come across the state border and spend "new" money in our state thereby increasing Indiana's tax base.

This current batch of politicians need to learn economics and kill this bill.

Who would get the proceeds from a future sale of t...

2007-03-20T20:55:00.000-05:00

Who would get the proceeds from a future sale of the horse track gambling license, off track betting parlor licenses, and the new casino slots license?

Based upon the recent sale of several Indiana Casinos, the billions in profits from the increased value of these licenses went to the politically connected insiders.

(The exception is the Orange County Casino license which dictates that these same proceeds would go to the state treasury)

Based upon the promises made every time they wante...

2007-03-20T20:45:00.000-05:00

Based upon the promises made every time they wanted to expand gambling over two decades, we should expect that the states gambling proceeds are already going towards education.

Clearly they are not. They are using the same false advertising and last minute bait and switch tactics that have worked every time before.

With regard to that fee, racetrack owners anticipa...

2007-03-20T17:02:00.000-05:00

With regard to that fee, racetrack owners anticipate such profits that that the government is saying it too must get a share. They aren't going to be paying those fees out of their own pockets... they'll be financing the fees by borrowing the money, I would guess.

Opposition to gambling has long been a major item ...

2007-03-20T16:26:00.000-05:00

Opposition to gambling has long been a major item in the conservative Protestant agenda in Indiana - it is indeed peculiar that the Miller minions should be so quiescent on this issue. Your Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff certainly played and plied the fundies with cash to oppose some forms of gambling to benefit the gambling interests of his clients. Your GOP golden boy Ralph Reed was brought down by this hypocrisy about gambling.

We know Eric Miller has no scruples - it's a good observation that he ls likely taking a paid dive on this gambling bill.

If the horse tracks can't make money after a decad...

2007-03-20T15:59:00.000-05:00

If the horse tracks can't make money after a decade of state mandated subsidies then they should go out of business.

Obviously profits are being "managed" to show losses to justify additional state subsidies or these private businesses are failures that don't deserve additional state assistance.

Why would a bunch of Hoosiers spend millions to bu...

2007-03-20T15:52:00.000-05:00

Why would a bunch of Hoosiers spend millions to buy the money loosing Anderson horse track unless they knew they were going to get slots?

Bill Allowing Slot Machines at Horse Tracks Passes...

2007-03-20T15:51:00.000-05:00

Bill Allowing Slot Machines at Horse Tracks Passes Senate Committee

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=22394

Intersting that horse tracks are pleading poverty to get slots, yet they can afford $600 million to get them.

Interesting tie-in, Gary. But don't try to make l...

2007-03-20T08:26:00.000-05:00

Interesting tie-in, Gary. But don't try to make logic and Indiana politics work hand-in-hand. It's like putting a stupid man in a round barn and telling him to pee in the corner. You'll die before you get relief.

Unrelated, but:http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journa...

2007-03-20T08:07:00.000-05:00

Unrelated, but:

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/16938642.htm