West Warwick Casino: Good Idea or Bad?

[stormfish]

Originally Posted by gone fishin

Casino = syndicate big money. The poor get poorer and the syndicate and all their businesses rake it in.

Kind of explains how George W. is making his money nowadays.

["uffah!!"]

We don't need no Casinos in West Warwick, or Rhode Island for that matter. JUst like we don't need another Whitehouse in Washington.
And thats all I got to say on that matter..(For now)

[stormfish]

Ok, let's look at this on a safety issue... Would you rather have a love one travel 40-50 miles to go get wasted/gamble and drive back the distance rather than a 5-15 mile trip?

I guess I'm just being bias on the subject because both my parents are dealers at Foxwoods and I recently lost a brother in a car accident. I can't afford to lose anyone else on the road...

[Mr. Sandman]

One would think there is enough coruption related problems in RI without bringing in gambling. But then again, maybe if we concentrate all the graft, crime, and scumbags in one place we can carpet bomb it and kill it off once and for all. Just an idea.

RI is the only place I have ever lived where I hear this on the news:

"Today, police stopped a car on I-95 near Cranston and found a pair of human hands in the trunk, police are investigating who they belong to" WTF? And during the time I lived there I heard this more then once.

RI needs to clean up its own mess before you bring in anything so tempting as gambling. If you want to gamble drive a few miles to CT.

[stormfish]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

RI is the only place I have ever lived where I hear this on the news:

"Today, police stopped a car on I-95 near Cranston and found a pair of human hands in the trunk, police are investigating who they belong to" WTF? And during the time I lived there I heard this more then once.

Maybe someone wanted to lend a hand or two?

[MakoMike]

Funny, do any of you guys remember Custy's seafood resturant in South Kingston? They had to close up due to lack of business. Now they are reopened and booming on the road to Foxwoods! Know why the RI hospitality industry association opposes the casino? Know who their biggest member is and who pays almost 90% of their dues? Foxwoods casino, that's who.

Sure some folks will go to the casino instead of eating out downtown or up on Federal Hill, but how many casino vistors won't take a tour of Providence and stop for dinner?

[stormfish]

What MM say is true...

[fishdump]

"Trump is full of Bull! From my sources, he wanted in on a certain casino in CT and pulled out of the deal when it comes to signing. When push comes to shove, Trump is all talk. Trump speaks of opening a casino in Johnston but you know that's all talk.

The Trump Tower practically files for bankruptcy every year."

I know Trump is full of bull, I was speaking hypothetically. It could have been any company coming, if there was a bid process. I am not for a casino anyways. It will most likely do nothing for me and I don't gamble anyways so it won't effect me that way either.

[Swimmer]

I did a paper when I was studying for my graduate degree that had to do with how or to what benefit did the population that lived in or around an area that was controled by gangs, criminals, mafia types survive financially. I talked to and conversed with reporters who had written and researched extensively how the criminals spent thier money. The reason I thought this work might be interesting was that after reading a story about Mafia riches in and around Palermo Italy I was also stunned to read about Palemros 80% unemployment rate. The real kicker was that 90 to 95 % of the money that flowed through Palermo was the result of criminal activity. Meaning that the crooks dont spend a dime where the live and eat. In the eighties when this research was relevant what I did find was that the money went from one crooked person to another. My point here is very few people reap financial rewards that live near a casino. Even in Ct. the restaurants nearby the casinos that used to flourish dont anymore. (I got this info from people who live in Ct.) A dead zone occurs or a near death zone within five to ten miles of a casino. Bottom line is its the changing face or our economy.

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Even in Ct. the restaurants nearby the casinos that used to flourish dont anymore. (I got this info from people who live in Ct.) A dead zone occurs or a near death zone within five to ten miles of a casino. Bottom line is its the changing face or our economy.

I don't know who you have been talking to, but all you have to do is take ride down CT Rte 2 to the casinos to see all the new businesses that have sprung up in what was once a deserted road.