Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
They cause minimal traffic disruptions because they are open 18 hours a day (or whatever). Cars trickle in. I have driven by Yonkers Racino hundreds of times and have never noticed any increase in traffic on the I-87 or the service road.
They cause minimal traffic disruptions because they are open 18 hours a day (or whatever). Cars trickle in. I have driven by Yonkers Racino hundreds of times and have never noticed any increase in traffic on the I-87 or the service road.
Agree. It will have less traffic than Fortunoff. Video parlors are glorified OTBs. Without table games, entertainment or restaurants it is just a crack house with bells and lights. Just another money grab by the county...by any means necessary. Of course they will have a big lottery sales room just to siphon business from the local merchants, too.
I heard this on the news this morning. The old Fortunoff building in Westbury, right next to Roosevelt Field, will be turned into a Giant Slot Machine Casino.
I'm upset about this.
Does anyone have the scoop?
hey, look what gambling has done for Atlantic City
That's Nassau County. Everything has to go in a commercial area. You want to tangle with Ma and Pa Nimby?! Mangano doesn't, that's for sure! Of course it should go at the Hub but no developer will touch it. The old Source is attractive to developers if the county will sweeten the deal with tax breaks or public/private partnerships since there is parking and the buildout is minimal. Besides, you realize it was BUILT to be a working department store right?! It's not falling from the sky onto some undeveloped green space. Better a dumb casino than another untaxed empty retail outlet. It's a stupid idea and another desperate, transparent money grab but for the county the location makes sense ie "not a bad area for that sort of thing."
How unusual, Mangano gambling with Nassau County taxpayer monies again. I still haven't got over how he had to have that special election - taxpayers paid more than $2.2 million - whether one voted 'yes' or 'no' - y'still had the 'privilege' of paying for that special election in August. Why couldn't it wait until November?
Quote:
The very scheduling of the referendum - a Monday in August when taxpayers will be on the hook for $2.2 million for the cost of the special election - should raise alarms.
Let's wait till they start putting tables. Fortunoff definitely is too big for just video slot machine. Then we start to see pawn shop, loan shark, drunk driver....
Let's wait till they start putting tables. Fortunoff definitely is too big for just video slot machine. Then we start to see pawn shop, loan shark, drunk driver....
We already have plenty of those. Table games and entertainment would be fantastic and actually BE entertainment for people who like real casinos. Video slots are garbage.
If this is true it's absurd, just another gimmick by Nassau County in an attempt to balance the budget. OTB is going broke and we just had to have a Video Parlor in Nassau County otherwise the out of work politicians wouldn't have a home, of course that didn't stop them from floating $100M in bonds for construction.
There will be 1000 slot machines, a similar parlor ion Suffolk is 800,000 sq feet and has a 16 screen movie theater.
This is what passes as prudent financial planning in the county.
two colleges around this location. Plus Carle Place school within a mile or two. Young adults easily get pulled into casino and spend a fortune there. Very good idea. If I am the parents, I probably won't send my kids to these two colleges.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
