In my opinion, we should have banned casinos outside of the state of Nevada. Bringing casinos to Atlantic City was a mistake that just metastasized out of control. They may be fun, sometimes, for the people who get lucky or have some self control, but they do terrible things to communities and they make politicians act like corrupt idiots.
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There were simply too many casinos in Atlantic City. Competition in other states didn’t help things, but trying to make Atlantic City in Las Vegas with a number of casinos so close together was big mistake.
where else are there casinos on the East Coast?
I honestly don’t know.
Connecticut has had one for a while, Mohegan Sun.
Maine. Connecticut. Delaware. Florida. New Jersey. Rhode Island. New York. Maryland. Pennsylvania. And North Carolina.
You can add Massachusetts to that list in a year or so.
Couldn’t agree more. Atlantic City casinos did well when they were the only game in town (pun intended). Once people didn’t have to go there to gamble, all bets were off.
You actually meant “Atlantic City did well when they were the only town with game”.
Nailed it again: that is exactly why I am opposed to the persistent efforts to bring casinos into Massachusetts. The reservation casinos provide a small amount of action within reasonable drives of the population centers, and things are pretty much cool. Bring the games into our homes on a wide scale and we are simply asking for trouble.
Very poorly re-imagined. Out of state casino/hotel owners/developers had no vested interest in preserving the character of an old beach resort. I guess now they can let the defunct casino/hotels deteriorate and one day knock them down as they did the old hotels that were once there. (As much as I dislike Vegas, two hours in an Atlantic City casino was all I could take.)
They pretty much destroy all entertainment options. They suck the life out of an area. They attract poor losers. They are run by evil men who prey on the weaknesses of others, and should be dynamited immediately.
I spent a weejk in Vegas and had an absolute blast. Gambled maybe 20$ away but other than that it was all about the shows , attractions and buffets. Would love to go back someday.
Likewise. In 1976 we went on a DoD tour and tried to see two shows a night. A treasure of memories. Blew two quarters on a slot machine while waiting to board the charter plane home. That’s the sum total of the gambling. Room service breakfast each morning (morning! like about 2:00PM!)
I’m told Vegas isn’t like that anymore, much seedier.
Or is it?
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While we’re at it, we should pass an ordinance an establishment must have live tables in order to be called a casino. I’ve peeked into a few casinos which were nothing more than rooms with a bunch of slot machines. They were eerily quiet with a bunch of zombie-eyed old people just sitting there staring at the machines and pushing buttons (you don’t get to pull a lever any more). I can understand the appeal of casinos that have a social aspect and some showmanship. I can’t understand how a bunch of slot machines could be considered in the same category.
Mechanical one-armed bandits were somewhat entertaining, but I preferred the pinball machines. Whatever it takes to experience electronic slot and pinball machines as fun, I don’t have.
The only thing me and Fundie Xtians agree on:
You don’t fund public good with public bad.