Suffolk Downs Casino?

[KentXie]

This is the last casino I went to. I dont see any blight.

How close to a dense neighborhood is this casino located at?

 

[Beton Brut]

^^ And how close to the 38th Parallel is this casino?

 

[joebos]

That casino photo is really weird. It looks like an abandoned hotel or something.

 

[bostonbred]

it NOT the weird foto. It bOSTon Glob mockup of RFK GRENSWAY.

 

[ablarc]

^^ And how close to the 38th Parallel is this casino?

Why do totalitarian countries like to put their soldiers in jodhpurs?

Like they just took part in a horse show.

 

[Beton Brut]

It's a good question...

My dad claims that the Nazis stole their uniforms from the Massachusetts State Police.

 

[tobyjug]

"Do you enjoy going to work every day looking like you are going to invade Poland?"

 

[ablarc]

Funny picture of some goofy guys dressed up in jodhpurs, medals and uniforms. The fella in the picture's dead center forgot his uniform.

 

[statler]

I think I detect a patton.

 

[ablarc]

^ By George, you're right.

 

[BosDevelop]

I don't understand the anti-casino viewpoint in Massachusetts for two reasons:

1) We already have numerous legal ways for Massachusetts citizens to gamble. Why is a scratch ticket ok but a hand of blackjack is not? Why is the lottery ok but pulling a slot machine is not? What's next, beer and wine are ok but no more hard liquor?

2) how can the anti-casino folks continue to argue against casinos when the facts are that Massachusetts residents are spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year in other New England casinos? This is not going to stop. Why should we let Connecticut and Rhode Island reap all the benefits when Massachusetts citizens make the decision to spend their money at casinos? I am sick of seeing all this money go south simply because people think one form of gambling is more ethical or moral than others or one form of gambling will cause social problems more than others. Sorry folks but no form of gambling in this state will ever have as many adverse effects as scratch tickets, keno and lottery numbers.

 

[Beton Brut]

Why is a scratch ticket ok but a hand of blackjack is not? Why is the lottery ok but pulling a slot machine is not?

A casual knowledge of abnormal psychology would clarify the difference.

2) how can the anti-casino folks continue to argue against casinos when the facts are that Massachusetts residents are spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year in other New England casinos? This is not going to stop...

To be clear, the residents of East Boston, Revere and abutting communities who oppose this type of development at Suffolk Downs (and/or Wonderland) are more concerned with additional strain on existing highway infrastructure than grandma blowing her Social Security check at the craps table.

In considering the wider social implications, has it occurred to you that the impact of an expanded palate of gambling opportunities may lead to an unintended financial impact on social programs? I believe people need to take responsibility for themselves and their families. Inevitably, some people will behave irresponsibly. Who pays for that? Not the casino owners...

 

[palindrome]

Went to Twin River last weekend. Broke even and hit up the all you can eat KFC buffet.

 

[tobyjug]

Did James Bond and Le Chiffre go for the Original Recipe or the Extra Crispy?

 

[briv]

Legalizing casino gambling for budgetary reasons just reeks of desperation. I also find it unseemly that my state views human weakness as a fantastic generator of precious, precious new revenue.

 

[Justin7]

Can someone show me a casino in an urban environment that isn't surrounded by blight?

 

[Ron Newman]

I recall seeing one in Amsterdam, located quite unobtrusively in the Leidseplein.

 

[Shepard]

I also find it unseemly that my state views human weakness as a fantastic generator of precious, precious new revenue.

Some states/locales bet their entire economies on rising home prices and continuing speculation. With human folly being a sure-fire winning wager, is our state wrong for stacking its chips there?

 

[GW2500]

It's been said, but remember 2 casinos, IMO, will not change economics in Mass. And more importantly than the revenue it will create are the jobs it will create. Some good paying college education required jobs. The rest will be jobs for people who don't have that much of an education. It's important to recognize that these people exist, allways have allways will, and they need jobs too. Not everyone can spend 100 - 350K for an education and they're arn't enough scholarships to go around.

 

[portnorfolk]

Can someone show me a casino in an urban environment that isn't surrounded by blight?

monaco/monte carlo. for your shaken martini, of course. what is strange though is Monaco's own citizens are not allowed to gamble in the casinos. And no income tax. How perfect is that!