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Originally posted by: nemesis
Picture me smiling while i type this.
I'm not "bitching" about anything. I am simply commenting on what i see as a bad business practice. This whole process of acquiring casino gambling in Ohio has been a political fiasco from the start and the people of the state have had it shoved down our throats and rammed up our asses in the worse possible way. So when i see them further insult the everyday player, the ones who will make or break the deal as it is, by having them slapped in the face so blatantly like this, i find it worthy of comment.
The voters of Ohio were blinded by Penn Gaming's ad campaign that promised jobs and prosperity in a time of fiscal downturn and rampant unemployment. They had it written into the STATE CONSTITUTION that only four casino's would be allowed. Two owned by them and two owned by the bills co-sponser Dan Gilbert, owner of the Caveliers. Pretty fair huh? No bids or anything. They even determined themselves how much they would pay the state for the priviledge of building the casino's. Does anything sound fair about to you?
The party will be attended by all the local smilers and backslappers that were a part of this process. The ones who were on the tv every week convincing the voters what a wonderful deal this was. I was telling everyone i could how badly we were going to get screwed.
And to answer your question, where i got my info at? Why the spokesperson for the casino who was explaining why there would be no parking available opening night was quite helpful with the reason why.
Oh, just an afterthought. On the politics of the whole thing. The location of the casino is in the crime and murder capital of our fair town, a section know as "Over the Rhine". It was always just a huge parking lot for folks working downtown. It was owned by a local politician and mover and shaker. He of course pushed REAL hard to get the gambling bill passed. In this bill it stipulated that the casino MUST be built on this land ONLY.
He made a tidy profit.
It sounds like you are not in favor of casinos in Ohio, or at least these particular casinos in Ohio. So why did you want to go to the grand opening in the first place?
