Imposing lotto religion...

Reply #11

Coin Toss — Sun, 14 May 2006 22:41:13 GMT

Well, it's not just the Mississippi River, although at first the casinos thought that's the way it was going to be. Actually it was called The Indian Gaming Act of 1987 that opened all this up.

The first river boat casino was in Bettendorf, Iowa, and was soon moved down to Mississippi. If I remember right it became the Isle of Capri.

Tunica, unbelievably now, started out with one rinky dink joint called Splash. No longer exsits, and some of the staff robbed it blind by the way.

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Reply #10

Rip Snorter — Sun, 14 May 2006 10:23:59 GMT

I think you forgot a whole bunch of riverboats and places like Tunica, Mississippi.

Most leaves a lot of elbow room, Coin Toss. If you want to count them up and see if there are more than 50 percent on one side or the other, I'll take your word. I think 'most' takes care of it without me having to forget the Mississippi River (which I occasionally do, anyway), but if it doesn't, I'll grind my teeth and try to live with myself.

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Reply #9

Coin Toss — Sun, 14 May 2006 05:36:48 GMT

Rip Snorter

Within the US most 'legal' casinos outside Nevada and New Jersey are on lands held 'in trust' by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs for various tribes of Native Americans. Reservations.

I think you forgot a whole bunch of riverboats and places like Tunica, Mississippi.

As a rule, individual tribal members don't see any particular benefits from these establishments (I speak only for the ones in my area).

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Reply #8

Rip Snorter — Sat, 13 May 2006 18:25:43 GMT

Within the US most 'legal' casinos outside Nevada and New Jersey are on lands held 'in trust' by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs for various tribes of Native Americans. Reservations.

As a rule, individual tribal members don't see any particular benefits from these establishments (I speak only for the ones in my area). Even in small tribes of a couple of K members 'owning' giant casino establishments, many tribal members are still enjoying welfare state benefits and qualify for poverty benef... [ More ]

Reply #7

Coin Toss — Sat, 13 May 2006 17:17:04 GMT

I would think that anyone going for a cash option wouldn't play games that don't offer one.

Reply #6

CASH Only — Sat, 13 May 2006 16:53:36 GMT

The GA Lottery is imposing its views on you if you hit Lose for Life. GA won't offer a cash option. Remember when the former Big Game was annuity-only

Reply #5

dnroth — Sat, 13 May 2006 16:08:18 GMT

I've heard more derrogatory terms used in that quote.

Reply #4

Coin Toss — Sat, 13 May 2006 14:25:21 GMT

Some people look at the lottery as a voluntary tax on people who are extremely bad at math.

Reply #3

ayenowitall — Sat, 13 May 2006 13:39:58 GMT

There is no such thing as a voluntary tax. Taxes are inherently compulsory.

aye

Reply #2

pumpi76 — Sat, 13 May 2006 13:23:07 GMT

I would also like most foreign countries have one state lottery throught the entire country i will make every provinces/state have its own particular lottery, just the same way every state in the U.S have its on lottery. But i will let every province collect like 15 percent of total revenues. Now think for a minute, if a country has let's say 15 provinces each collecting 15 percent, is better than having one national lottery collecting 50 percent...

pumpi76

Reply #1

pumpi76 — Sat, 13 May 2006 12:13:51 GMT

you right if they did create a

lottery that was better than the state lotto, the

state will not like it; it will loose money. But tell me this. By the

government not allowing other kinds of lottery compete

with the state lottery, the government is sort of like

"Imposing" its voluntary-tax on people. I think the

state lotto is also considered a "voluntary tax"...You

can compare it with trying to impose religion in

schools....I feel that citizens should be given the

right to choose betwee... [ More ]

Imposing lotto religion...

pumpi76 — Sat, 13 May 2006 12:13:04 GMT

Guys i've lately wander the following. If the state doesn't allow other kinds of lotteries to compete with the state lottery, isn't that like "indirectly imposing" the voluntary-tax on its citizens. You can compare it with "imposing religion in school"? On the below blog i've put my opinion about all this, I mean is my belief on all this....