Bay Area to build major casino?
08-17-2004, 12:59 PM
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Bay Area to build major casino?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...jorurbancasino
How do you feel about this?
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) is preparing to sign new gambling agreements with several Indian tribes, including one that could spawn California's first major urban casino — something the governor has said he opposed.
The Bay Area facility, a short drive from Oakland and San Francisco, could be one of the world's largest gambling halls, as large as five Costcos, with up to 5,000 slot machines, multiple sources said Monday
The Bay Area facility, a short drive from Oakland and San Francisco, could be one of the world's largest gambling halls, as large as five Costcos, with up to 5,000 slot machines, multiple sources said Monday
08-17-2004, 01:20 PM
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I posted this earlier in the BAIC forum...
I have mixed emotions about it.
On one hand -- Contra Costa County and the city of San Pablo could *REALLY* use the tax revenue... I just hope it's spent appropriately. The schools in that area are in really bad shape.
On the other -- I grew up near that area and I my parents and in-laws still live there. I don't know how to put this any way other than... I'm afraid it will make the area more "ghetto". I'm guessing that having a mega casino 5 minutes from your house wouldn't increase home values that much
. I'm also worried that the amount of crime will rise in the area as well.
It's also a bit sad -- locals to the casino san pablo aren't rich by any means. I can already see the huge amount of locals losing their paychecks every week to the mega casino
I have mixed emotions about it.
On one hand -- Contra Costa County and the city of San Pablo could *REALLY* use the tax revenue... I just hope it's spent appropriately. The schools in that area are in really bad shape.
On the other -- I grew up near that area and I my parents and in-laws still live there. I don't know how to put this any way other than... I'm afraid it will make the area more "ghetto". I'm guessing that having a mega casino 5 minutes from your house wouldn't increase home values that much
. I'm also worried that the amount of crime will rise in the area as well.It's also a bit sad -- locals to the casino san pablo aren't rich by any means. I can already see the huge amount of locals losing their paychecks every week to the mega casino
08-20-2004, 09:25 AM
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because every podunk place already has one
i'm with RussB
i'm with RussB
Originally Posted by RussB
wtf? why doesn't the state just legalize gambling and allow anyone to open a casino?
08-20-2004, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dub2w
the connerbation corridor between Sac and the Bay will only get worse with this new addition. Why cant they pick a more podunk place to open this?
I can't wait to sit in the friggin traffic
They expect over 10K visitors a day on an already congested highway
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