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I just can't believe that it took Huntington over 30 years to do this, and everything they brought in for the Super Block are minimum wage jobs and duplicate business' that we already have. If it takes them 30 some years to bring something like that in, then we'll NEVER see them bring in real industry with real jobs. JMHO.

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They had a chance to bring in 2-3K middle and upper middle-class jobs, along with $400 million minimum in revenues and over $100 million in tourism, which would equate to $20-30 million in tax revenues but they voted against it.

Had they voted gaming in 3 years ago, Huntington would have had a state-of-the-art baseball stadium to house Marshall and a minor league team, another 2K minimum wage jobs and a tax surplus.

Now Wise and the state of WV is going to legalize gaming and the counties up North are going to capitalize. Ohio, Marshall, Hardy and Lewis counties will approve it while Kanawha, Putnam, Cabell and Wayne will sit back on their heels. You'll still be able to take your kids into any business in town. Anywhere a minimum wage earner can afford.

At least you understand and agree how gaming is a panacea for Huntington. That is a no brainer. The easiest fix ever for a city torn by the loss of industry and population.

As for you vague primary remark?

Instead of preaching the obvious pious response, why don't you research it and tell me how gaming makes the poor poorer? What is the average income of the table game player versus the video game player versus the lottery player?

Show me where any town that has legalized gaming(AC, Vegas, Reno, Tunica, Biloxi) where:

1. The average income has decreased
2. The unemployment rate has gone up
3. Welfare ratio per capita has increased
4. Population has decreased
5. The tax base has decreased

and get back to me. Just ONE town sturt.