Disagree. In areas, that don't have easy access to a gaming industry except for the lottery and/or bingo, there is limited choices for them. I would assume people don't go to the local convenience store and drop $200 worth of or sign over their paycheck for lottery tickets.

 

Also, most charitable bingo halls are not open ALL THE TIME but have limited hours of operation. And for the most part, the charitable bingo halls see the money come DIRECTLY back into the county as it is a county/community charitable organization and not loss in the state revenue coffers.

 

They have access to the internet, Rising Sun and/or Lawrenceburg though...

Disagree. In areas, that don't have easy access to a gaming industry except for the lottery and/or bingo, there is limited choices for them. I would assume people don't go to the local convenience store and drop $200 worth of or sign over their paycheck for lottery tickets.

 

Also, most charitable bingo halls are not open ALL THE TIME but have limited hours of operation. And for the most part, the charitable bingo halls see the money come DIRECTLY back into the county as it is a county/community charitable organization and not loss in the state revenue coffers.

That is an incorrect assumption for many people.

My understanding is to legalize gambling = to help the race tracks?

Is it that the riverboat casinos are eventually going to put race tracks out of business? So race tracks want slots to be able to compete?

 

If this is true, how does the Thouroghbred Industry feel about this?

Doesn't slots cheap'n' the Thouroghbred Industry?

 

And if I am correct on the reasoning (which I really don't know, I choose not to gamble) wouldn't this just be the beginning of more problems?

 

i.e. I know I have heard at Keeneland they have simucast races (w/track odds) (so need for bookies, they just got cut out), drive thru bet placing...

Isn't that enough?

 

Somebody help me understand what is going on.

I'm not suprised at the results of this poll.

My understanding is to legalize gambling = to help the race tracks?

Is it that the riverboat casinos are eventually going to put race tracks out of business? So race tracks want slots to be able to compete?

 

If this is true, how does the Thouroghbred Industry feel about this?

Doesn't slots cheap'n' the Thouroghbred Industry?

 

And if I am correct on the reasoning (which I really don't know, I choose not to gamble) wouldn't this just be the beginning of more problems?

 

i.e. I know I have heard at Keeneland they have simucast races (w/track odds) (so need for bookies, they just got cut out), drive thru bet placing...

Isn't that enough?

 

Somebody help me understand what is going on.

 

http://www.horseswork.com/

My thoughts on this are purely economic. I'm not a big gambler, but it sickens me to see literally millions of dollars of Kentucky money poured into the coffers of surrounding states.

 

If the concern is that it will cause hardship for those who shouldn't be gambling, I say it's not that it will be a new hardship. Those who gamble do so now. Maybe they buy lottery tickets, maybe they bingo, maybe they go to the track, maybe they cross a KY border to a casino. But, not everyone who gambles is irresponsible.

 

I doubt the horse-racing industry in KY will allow any more than slots at a track, so I don't see any widespread increase in gamblimg, IMO. Millions more will still go across the borders until we allow casinos of some sort. In which case, then you have jobs created and even more taxable revenue for Kentucky.

 

Right now, Kentuckians fund a healthy portion of several of it's neighbors state budgets.

Sometimes the right path to choose is not the most economical or easiest path.

http://www.horseswork.com/

I viewed the website- I saw no support or endorsements for legalizing gambling and having slots at the race tracks.

I saw no mention of it at all- Am I missing something?

I viewed the website- I saw no support or endorsements for legalizing gambling and having slots at the race tracks.

I saw no mention of it at all- Am I missing something?

 

I guess I should have reviewed the site before I posted it, huh? There was info. on there at supported slots at tracks across the state, but I don't see it anymore. SORRY.

Sometimes the right path to choose is not the most economical or easiest path.

In this case, gaming would be both the right and the most economical path. As has already been stated, people are going to gamble if they want to gamble. It's out there...it's available...it's convenient. So we're really only discussing form and location here.

 

Any societal ills associated with gaming are already in place. If people are taking their welfare money and gambling with it, we're not gong to stop them. The problem we have, is that there are giant magnets for our gaming dollars sitting as close as a few hundred feet from our state line. Those dollars -- earned or not -- are being siphoned off to fund the schools and roads of other states.

 

With in-state gaming, we have an opportunity to recoup some of those dollars in the form of taxes and fees. The balance of those gaming dollars will be pumped into our state's economy. On top of that, the gaming industry would create jobs and provide tax revenues to local communities.

 

If you have any doubt what a gaming facility can do for a community, drive over to Lawrenceburg, Indiana and take a tour of the town. You can visit the new parks and schools, see the new fire trucks, and ride on the new and well-groomed streets.

 

Yes, there are problems that come with gaming. But the good far outweighs the bad, and no matter how hard we try not to see it, the bad is already here.

I guess I should have reviewed the site before I posted it, huh? There was info. on there at supported slots at tracks across the state, but I don't see it anymore. SORRY.

 

Theres was an article on the site ja but it was from 04/05 and when you click on the link it takes you to the Lex Herald Leader where it must me in archives.

Disagree. In areas, that don't have easy access to a gaming industry except for the lottery and/or bingo, there is limited choices for them. I would assume people don't go to the local convenience store and drop $200 worth of or sign over their paycheck for lottery tickets.

 

Also, most charitable bingo halls are not open ALL THE TIME but have limited hours of operation. And for the most part, the charitable bingo halls see the money come DIRECTLY back into the county as it is a county/community charitable organization and not loss in the state revenue coffers.

 

I have seen people drop more money than they could realistically afford on lottery tickets. Plus, most folks, even those in rural areas, have access to on-line gambling.

 

Kentucky should try to halt the flow of tax revenue and jobs out-of-state as a result of bordering states having legalized casino gambling.

My view is that government should be in the business of helping people.

 

I see legalizing gambling as the government putting a big ole stumbling block in front of people.

 

This debate and my view is probably similar to the debates that churches find themselves in when a member of the congregation wins a huge sum of money off of the lottery and wants to make a nice size donation from their winnings in the offering plate.

 

Do you take money from a source that you don't believe is a positive, Christian activity? Yeah the money could help you do a lot of things but it comes from a not-so-positive source.

...If you have any doubt what a gaming facility can do for a community, drive over to Lawrenceburg, Indiana and take a tour of the town. You can visit the new parks and schools, see the new fire trucks, and ride on the new and well-groomed streets...

 

When I lived in NKY some 6-7 years ago, I remember a news story that Lawrenceburg was flush with money. If I remember correctly, they had replaced all of their police cruisers and increased the size of the police force, replaced their fire equipment and increased the size of their fire department, had upgraded and expanded their water and sewer systems, repaired and repaved all their streets, built new sidewalks and STILL had plenty of money. I believe the city was debt free and they were looking for things to spend money on. I can definitely see how this would be a boon to any and all Kentucky communities. While I agree with LBBC about government waste, I beleive that waste and misappropriation is greatly reduced when monies are kept locally.

When I lived in NKY some 6-7 years ago, I remember a news story that Lawrenceburg was flush with money. If I remember correctly, they had replaced all of their police cruisers and increased the size of the police force, replaced their fire equipment and increased the size of their fire department, had upgraded and expanded their water and sewer systems, repaired and repaved all their streets, built new sidewalks and STILL had plenty of money. I believe the city was debt free and they were looking for things to spend money on. I can definitely see how this would be a boon to any and all Kentucky communities. While I agree with LBBC about government waste, I beleive that waste and misappropriation is greatly reduced when monies are kept locally.

The bolded I can agree with totally.

 

I remember posting an article in a previous thread on here about gambling that one of the Indiana towns had seen an increase in crimes of fraud, DUI's and the like, too.

 

So with the good comes the bad.

The bolded I can agree with totally.

 

I remember posting an article in a previous thread on here about gambling that one of the Indiana towns had seen an increase in crimes of fraud, DUI's and the like, too.

 

So with the good comes the bad.

 

When you have more people visit your town, you are going to have more "stuff" happen.