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Old 06-08-2012, 03:58 PM
 
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Ever since moving to Texas about 5 years ago I've wondered why there's no casinos in Texas, even though horse racing and lottery are legal.

I was talking to somebody that lives in North Houston and started telling me about a little reservation called "Alabama-Coushatta tribe" that used to have a casino but then got shut down a few years ago.

I started reading about it, and Republican John Cornyn, Tom Delay and Jack Abramoff names keep on popping-up.
Well this is what I found


Cornyn asks court to close Alabama-Coushatta casino 01/05/2002 | Archives | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle - January 2002

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LUFKIN - Texas Attorney General John Cornyn went to federal court Friday to try to close a casino the Alabama-Coushatta tribe opened in November on its East Texas reservation.

Cornyn's office asked for a permanent injunction to close the casino in response to a lawsuit the tribe filed against the state shortly before the casino opened.
The tribe claims a state law that permits the lottery opened the door to casino-style gaming under federal law, which allows Indian gambling only in states where similar forms of gaming are legal.
Cornyn's office also has asked for a stay in a lawsuit pending a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of another Texas tribe's casino operations.
Cornyn is trying to shut down a casino run by the Tigua Indians in El Paso. A federal court in West Texas ruled the Tiguas must close its casino. But the 5th Circuit allowed the casino to remain open while the tribe appeals.
The Tiguas and Alabama-Coushattas are governed by the 1987 Restoration Act that brought them back under federal supervision.
The federal act prohibits reservation gambling otherwise illegal in a state.
Cornyn's office argues gambling casinos and commercial gambling are illegal in Texas. Sharon Miller, a spokeswoman for the Alabama-Coushatta tribe, said she had not seen the attorney general's response to the lawsuit and could not comment on it.
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Old 06-08-2012, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Cumberland Maine
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The Texas Bible-Thumpers won't allow casinos. It brings evil to our pure as snow state.
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Old 06-08-2012, 04:06 PM
 
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Ever since moving to Texas about 5 years ago I've wondered why there's no casinos in Texas, even though horse racing and lottery are legal.

I was talking to somebody that lives in North Houston and started telling me about a little reservation called "Alabama-Coushatta tribe" that used to have a casino but then got shut down a few years ago.

I started reading about it, and Republican John Cornyn, Tom Delay and Jack Abramoff names keep on popping-up.
Well this is what I found


Cornyn asks court to close Alabama-Coushatta casino 01/05/2002 | Archives | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle - January 2002
I remember when this happened. Some pretty dirty dealings, if you ask me.
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Old 06-08-2012, 05:03 PM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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I remember when this happened. Some pretty dirty dealings, if you ask me.
I would imagine some equally like dirty dealings when the laws prohibiting gambling and horse racing were written. And Cornyn and cronies weren't making laws at the time.
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Old 06-08-2012, 05:59 PM
 
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I would imagine some equally like dirty dealings when the laws prohibiting gambling and horse racing were written. And Cornyn and cronies weren't making laws at the time.
Absolutely. What struck me in this case, looking back, was the Abramoff connection.
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Old 06-08-2012, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Tejas
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Kickapoo's have a casino near Eagle Pass. Wonder what's the difference there?
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Old 06-08-2012, 07:11 PM
 
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Kickapoo's have a casino near Eagle Pass. Wonder what's the difference there?
They didn't have Abramoff lobbying (against) for them. Kidding. I don't know if he did or didn't, I only know the story about the East Texas tribe.
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Old 06-08-2012, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Kaufman County, Texas
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Our governor, Rick Perry, will not allow such a horrible thing as casino gambling to happen in Texas. He would prefer that we give all of that revenue to our neighbors in Oklahoma and Louisiana instead.

Grumble...
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Old 06-08-2012, 07:43 PM
 
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Its the people of Texas and if they wish casino gambling they can put it on the ballot.Otherwsie it has come up and been rejected before.
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Old 06-08-2012, 07:56 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Most people (not even really that close) in Texas do not want wide-spread gambling. Simple answer .
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