Sun Sep 9, 2012, 03:38 PM
Blue Belle (5,912 posts)
The Grange...
I've been seeing these ads on TV and the whole thing seems a little suspect. Sure they are giving money to schools and they are going to create 2000 jobs with health care benefits - but wouldn't the state get the same result if another company like Intel set up business here? Any thoughts?
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Blue Belle | Sep 2012 | OP |
LWolf | Sep 2012 | #1 | |
Blue Belle | Sep 2012 | #2 | |
LWolf | Sep 2012 | #3 | |
0rganism | Sep 2012 | #4 | |
Coyotl | Oct 2012 | #5 | |
oregonjen | Oct 2012 | #6 |
Response to Blue Belle (Original post)
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 03:56 PM
LWolf (46,178 posts)
1. Is this the ad that sounds like
some wonderful community organization and turns out to be a gambling resort?
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Response to LWolf (Reply #1)
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 04:15 PM
Blue Belle (5,912 posts)
2. That's the one!
Right next to a dog racing facility, with a waterfall, and fun for the kids!
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Response to Blue Belle (Reply #2)
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 04:23 PM
LWolf (46,178 posts)
3. It took me 3 viewings
to "get" that it wasn't a really great community center. For a brief flash, I was wishing it was on MY side of the mountains.
Misleading advertising, to say the least. |
Response to Blue Belle (Original post)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 02:12 AM
0rganism (23,327 posts)
4. from what i heard, the state stands to lose money on the deal
there was from a study modeling the effect of their slot machines on the lottery. the study had the amount of slots as a variable, and the more slot machines they put in, the less the state makes overall. now i'm not a big fan of lotto, but it does bring in much-needed revenue.
i'm not seeing any up-side to "the grange" compared to the tribal casinos. |
Response to Blue Belle (Original post)
Wed Oct 10, 2012, 12:08 AM
Coyotl (15,262 posts)
5. Out-of-country financial players created the petition drives to create their own gambling monopoly
VOTE NO and NO
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Response to Blue Belle (Original post)
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 06:37 PM
oregonjen (2,632 posts)
6. Proponents suspend campaign
http://www.katu.com/politics/Proponents-of-Grange-casino-measures-suspend-campaign-174458751.html
Good news, still voting no! |