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Old 02-27-2019, 08:05 AM
 
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Casino mega projects should not be seen as a redevelopment strategy.

I am fine with legalizing gambling. But don't follow in the footsteps of subsidized stadiums and highways that used downtown as a dumping ground for mega projects that other neighborhoods didn't want.

Downtown needs residents. The lack of residents is the key problem. What healthy, vibrant downtown can you point to that lacks residents? Concentrating casio mega projects there would just make that worse while downtown is finally starting to regain residents and vitality.
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Old 02-27-2019, 01:15 PM
 
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Yep, multiple casino's within London sure did ruin that city....
Broadly legalizing gambling / many smaller casinos like London is fine. But lets not pretend they were some great rejuvenation to the city either.

Allowing only mega casinos projects in a couple locations is more of a problem. A good rule of thumb is if you don't want a "revitalization" project located in your neighborhood, it is probably not a good "revitalization project" to push on to another neighborhood either. Decades of mega projects like highways and stadiums are the cause of the issues facing downtown, not the solution to them.

I mean look at the areas around the Native American casinos that are scattered across the country. Not exactly the poster child for prosperity.
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Old 02-27-2019, 07:04 PM
 
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Casinos cause crime? Any stats to back that up? I was in New Orleans not too long ago. The casino was fine. Gambling is a huge industry now. It could fund Hope for years to come.
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Old 03-01-2019, 05:13 AM
 
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The push to legalize gambling in Georgia picked up another key supporter when House Speaker David Ralston said though he has “serious concerns,” he won’t block a constitutional amendment that would let voters decide on whether to allow casinos.



The Republican told Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Lawmakers” that he’s “hearing from House members and people around the state that there’s an appetite to let the people vote” on the issue. He suggested it could reach a full House vote next week.
https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/ho...XRqKHAIoxmP4N/
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