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You're attempting to justify a casino on the basis that the state already allows other forms of gambling? "They're already doing this, so why not permit them to do that?"
I don't have to justify anything. The state already allows the lottery and video machines. That is a fact. The only issue here is allowing table games. Huntington already has the other two.
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And are you also suggesting that even in having more lavish outlets for gambling, that people won't be any more inclined to spill their money then than they are now?
No. What I am saying is that table games are targeted at people with money, not welfare recipients or the poor.
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And finally... your definition of "prove" is what?... just so you don't set the definition so high that it can't reasonably be approached let alone met... and to be fair, just make sure it's a level of "proof" that you yourself can meet, otherwise you're only issuing the hollow challenge in the best Scott Farcas tradition.
I think it's quite clear what proof is. I have posted several articles from cities and towns that have instituted gaming and all of them realized increased revenue, tax base and jobs. Sounds like you're crawlfishing.
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Is that why almost all of the casinos you've been so eager to mention were located outside of an urban area, ie where there is a sizeable middle class and upper class to appeal to?
Not sure what you're saying here. Casinos are located in all tax bases, from Detroit and New Orleans to Fort Madison, Iowa, Natchez, Mississippi and Tunica (which I posted an article). Huntington's size falls somewhere in between.
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And if you get MJ here before you get WV welfare recipients, then my man, (with acknowledgement to the judgment of Marco00 and any of his French colleagues ) you've not only TKO'd me, you've knocked me out of the universe... but at least give me some reason to understand why people like MJ would flock to WV when they can pick from all these other wonderful places you mention... what sets WV apart?
I was using a whale in the same context you were overplaying the poor. Casinos draw from quite a large area. I wouldn't be surprised to see people from seven or eight neighboring states frequent Huntington if it had a casino. It appears you don't understand. People come for the gaming. What they spend outside the casino is nothing but gravy.
It is clear to me that you came into this argument half-cocked and felt comfortable spouting the same old tired line. I'm surprised you didn't include the "bad element" line as well. I would have loved to diprove that one. Calling me professor was apt, considering the extent you've been "schooled".
