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Walter Geiger
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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
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style gambling in georgia? the first place one will pop up is at underground atlanta or the old railroad gulch near philips arena.
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#1 Anonymous on 02/03/09 at 06:01 PM
Now there's an idea to get money flowing again.
#2 Bob Wright on 02/03/09 at 06:05 PM
Casinos? We have Indian reservations in Atlanta!
#3 Anonymous on 02/04/09 at 05:41 AM
If it's in the ATL then NO. I don't wanna get shot or robbed. Thanks anyway.
#4 Drew on 02/04/09 at 06:55 AM
I don't think one popping in the underground ATL would be enough reason for me not to go. In my experience, casinos rarely bring out the degenerates and security is quite tight so most are dealt with swiftly. I have been to Atlantic City on several occasions and those casinos border government housing. You will never know it from the hotels or gaming floor though.

My concern is that gaming going in now would be a move in the opposite direction of financial stability in America. I know a number of people who would not have the personal discipline to stay away from those places. They would gamble away their grocery money, rent, etc, all in the hopes of "hitting it big."

I do, however, see it as a way to create jobs and provide more taxable (think sin tax) revenue for the state. The question we have to ask though is at what expense are we willing to have this enter our state?
#5 Anonymous on 02/04/09 at 05:37 PM
NO, NO, NO, We have enough problems.
#6 anonymous on 02/05/09 at 12:25 PM
i think it would be a good idea but why should atlanta get all the revenue. put some in some rather small towns and more people would go, not in the middle of the worst crime area in the state...no no no
#7 GMAC on 02/05/09 at 03:15 PM
NO I wouldn't support it.
#8 Anonymous on 02/05/09 at 08:40 PM
yes yes yes!
#9 Anonymous on 02/07/09 at 08:17 PM
you folks realy think the religious waco hypocrits of the local mega churchs in this county would let something like that happen,it might take away presious dollars from their cult.
#10 It's Me on 02/08/09 at 04:48 PM
No, I think that Atlanta is too filthy and overly crowded to entertain yet another attraction. If someone wanted to put in a casino in Georgia then they would look more towards Pike County where there is room for development of something of that nature.
#11 Anonymous on 02/09/09 at 07:13 PM
Well I know in Mississippi there are casinos in the middle of no where in cotton fields, so if you build it they will come, I think closer to I-75 say Lamar, Monroe county line would be a good location.
#12 ME on 02/10/09 at 09:07 AM
Why, Yes, we all travel to Cherokee and to Victoryland and to Biloxi, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, so why not in ATL.
#13 The Observer on 02/17/09 at 11:20 AM
Yeah, great idea!

Addiction based economies are always successful and attract the very best of human society.

These sort of folk tend to engage in illegal activities to obtain funds to support their addiction. Why would any reasonable person want to facilitate that?
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