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GunEnvy:
What does everyone think about Delaware creating a sports lottery? I like the idea but don't know that it will make as much money as the governor thinks.I like how Markell is standing up to the NFL and especially the NCAA.
In the middle of March Madness and the NCAA is insisting that they are against gambling. All those brackets that are out there and they really think no money os being wagered?? ???

Sigarms12:
I'm all for it, Vegas has it why can't we? ANd as far as the NCAA how can they make that kind of threat towards DE when Vegas host tons of tournaments

Taurus221:
There is much more to this bill than just sport's betting. There are three more casinos in this bill. You can bet that those who work for the three main casinos in DE will be facing layoffs. In return, manty jobs will be created but at which cost?
The bottom line is no more jobs will be created than lost. And these new casinos will NOT bring in any new business due to DE being so small.
The current casinos (in this bill) are facing a 17% increase in taxes which will lead to involuntary layoffs (more than what already happened). The other casinos will be built with no racing, which will lead to the end of horse racing in DE (leading to more layoffs). IT WILL HAPPEN. MANY farms and others in the horse racing industry will be forced to other states creating more jobs in other states as well as selling off farm to developement in DE. We kind of have too much of that now!

I and someone else here will be laid off within a couple of years at max. All because horse racing is directly tied to these casinos.

As usual, I am NOT being rude when I say this but READ THE BILL! Educate yourselves before you speak on issues. I know it sounds harsh and I am truly sorry for that but seriously, we need to read between the lines on ALL issues.
Sport's gambling is a must in DE. But in this case, the cost/benefit is too much. We should call our Reps and FORCE them to vote NO!!!

GunEnvy:
I understand the layoff issue Taurus but would real casinos also not need to hire people such as yourself for fire and EMT services? And would DP and the other current racinos not also include the sports lottery? And the places woudl also have a jump start in the business since they already have a property and other ammentities to draw the customer base back. Also lets face it , horseracing in Delaware has been on a steady decline for several years now and the slot business has been declining also. If and whem Maryland starts slots I think Delaware will see an even bigger bite taken out of the racinos. We might as well be proactive and get going on this now while we still have gamblers coming to this state.

Sigarms12:
IMO Its like this you have X number bettors coming to Delaware right now which is down from other years, Add more casinos and those people are going to spread out which is going to hurt the bottom line and in the end too many casinos and not enough people. Look what happened to the electronics Stores. You had Best Buy, Circuit City, Tweeter and all the Big Box Stores. Tweeter and Circuit City couldn't compete and now they are gone. Same thing that will happen with the Casinos.

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