Casinos in Northern NJ (Jersey City, Atlantic City: crime, neighborhoods, taxes)
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Apparently there is a referendum on the November ballot about allowing casinos outside of AC, specifically in Northern NJ. Since AC is dying, I don't see what the problem is with this. If they'll be the closest casinos to NYC and the entire metro area. They'll create thousands of Jobs, and vast amount of tax revenue (from people who aren't complaining about paying the taxes.) I don't see what the problem is.
But apparently someone does. There are commercials running regularly against this proposal. I was suspicious that this was the AC casino lobby, or other casinos trying to avoid losing the NYC business. I was close, it's the NYC hospitality unions, afraid the casinos will suck business over the river. That's probably a good enough reason to approve the proposal.
Everything NJ government touches will be a disaster. The radius around wherever they put a casino will become crime ridden. I personally have no use for casinos so one in Northern NJ won't make my life any easier.
Truth is, the boat has sailed. PA and NY kicked our NJ posteriors. Too late, will be too expensive (let's face it, development of a private casino will end up costing us money) and finally we need real jobs in NJ not low paying service jobs.
I know somebody who drives from Bergen County to Atlantic City at least twice a month...in order to lose all of the money that he brought with him.
Having nearby casinos would allow him to spend a lot less on gas and tolls in order to lose all of his money, so opening a couple of casinos in the northern part of the state would work very well for him!
I'd be okay with it but not in Jersey City. Jersey City is just too dense and urbanized for that and I wouldn't want to drive there for entertainment particularly since there are many better locations.
Not in favor of it. I like to gamble, but prefer it as a weekend trip rather then something just to do on a random night and then go home.
Real problem with the referendum is that it allocates all of the tax money from the casinos for senior citizens and the disabled for some reason. Not a very good use of the money to use it exclusively on two special interest groups
The drugs and prostitutes are there now. I don't like casinos, so I don't really care. I've been to AC and walked on the beach, eaten at a decent independent restaurant and visited the lighthouse.
If they don't build casinos in Northern NJ, AC is going to die anyway, and whatever gambling revenue NJ used to have will be gone. If casinos are built in say Jersey City or the Meadowlands, they'll tap into the NYC market, and bring in a lot of money that just wouldn't come to the NJ otherwise.
And the crime, prostitution, drugs this is a joke, considering there's no shortage of that already. And it's not like they're going to drop these things in the middle of residential neighborhoods. it's likely to go either into what was postindustrial wasteland, or empty swamp.
If theybarw going to build a casino, make it family friendly. AC failed because it is anti-family. There is absolutely nothing to do beside gambling.
I think it was last year I went there for July 4th firework. It was a Saturday and it rain and it was cancelled and rescheduled to MONDAY'S NIGHT. I guess the reason for the casino was, the gambler love the firework so much, they will stay and gamble two more day to see the firework. Major $$$. Me and a lot of family left Sunday morning.
That was the last time I was there.
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