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Posted At : December 30, 2008 12:55 PM | Posted By : D McKee
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A tip of the green eyeshade to David G. Schwartz for pointing this story out:
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) would, if his proposed gambling expansion goes through, take the Empire State a long way toward becoming East Nevada. His proposals and Christmas wishes include ...
• Making Belmont Park a 5,000-slot racino.
• Going to round-the-clock hours at all New York racinos.
• Adding electronic table games to the (current) all-slots mix.
• Expand the hours and locations in which the state's Quick Draw lottery game is offered, and lower the eligibility age to 18. (Expect bar-top video poker to follow close behind -- just a hunch.)
• Link New York into at least two out-of-state lotteries.
• Eliminate the 2017 sunset provision on New York's current casino regime.
Wow. On top of all that, legislators have also put expansion of tribal gambling on the table. But if Paterson's going to push his chips into the middle like this, shame on him for keeping the lid on funding for compulsive gambling, currently a paltry $4.2 million. You don't need to be an Arnie Wexler to see that Paterson is shopping a plan that's going to have increased -- and largely unfunded -- social costs. It's the inevitable corollary to any gambling expansion.
I have no idea what Paterson's agenda would do for the New York State economy. But it'd be a shot in the arm for the manufacturing sector. Heck, I wouldn't even be surprised if Excalibur-style robo-poker makes its way into the mix before all is said and done.
Have a little cheese with your "whine". Typical liberal over-hype on an "accident". You guys won't be happy unless the government controls every aspect or our lives.
Please, my friend, gamble as often and as much as you want. It's your money and I don't give a rat's ass what you do with it.
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