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Old 08-06-2012, 10:49 AM
 
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Get outta here. Really? That's a stretch. Thousands of agriculture jobs? What are they doing down there? Growing produce at the race track? I'm finding it hard to connect slots to agriculture jobs. I really am.

People who love horse races will continue to go to the racetracks. If Penn National can't survive on horse racing alone, perhaps they need a new business. If lots is needed to prop up horse racing which is needed to prop up thousands of agriculture jobs, well, that's a sad situation.

I'm going out on a limb here, cause it seems they are too. But I could almost guarantee that if National Harbor never got MGM or slots, that Rosecroft would still loose business to Maryland Live. Just a hunch.

Here's another hunch. MGM doesn't have horse races. I would imagine that MGM and Penn National could partner somehow. Just thinking.

But this whole ordeal is baffling. I have never heard a bunch of whining business people in my life. Were they promised something by someone? And if so, who would believe any promise from a politician? Especially when more potential state county revenue is flashing in their eyes. If the people of the state of Maryland want 6 casinos, who can these gaming companies blame?

The needs of the state are way bigger than the needs of a few casinos. Competition is good. There are winners and losers. Bring your A game next time.

I think the agricultural jobs are referring to the horse breeding industry and their is an impact to it but, as much as I feel for the industry, it is dying in MD and I don't see how maintaining a few racetracks is going to sustain it over time.

There premise is a stretch and definitely a stunt to add to the doom and gloom dramatics of gaming expansion. Its interesting that they only mention MD casinos but say nothing about the losses that they have had as a result of PA and DE casinos (both states with full-fledge casinos) whose facilities border the Perryville site and was why MD chose it as a site in the first place (although they have failed to be competitive since its slots only).

Another thought that I had was it they were to get a license for Rosecroft wouldn't Perryville still suffer at the ownership of another property that they own. Would that be acceptable because they would own both? Would they try to sell the Perryville license once the Rosecroft license was secured? How negatively would the MD gaming program suffer if they shift their marketing efforts towards the site that is more viable and abandon the other as a loss (which is feasable).

I agree that competition is the basis of the U.S. economy and most business owners/corporations understand that and don't whine half as much as I have seen in this industry within the MD borders. I understand that a business strategy would be to do whatever possible to stop additional competition. But expansion is inevitable (be it the national harbor or somewhere elese). That said, resources would be best served ramping up their marketing strategies to accomodate new competion in the marketplace.
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Old 08-07-2012, 08:39 AM
 
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Please let Penn National bid for the casino. They'll loose anyway. Even if I was financially invested in Rosecroft raceway I would see the writing on the wall. It is hard to beat National Harbor's location. I googled Rosecroft's location. There's no competition. If a survey went out to the county without naming a location for the casino, I can almost guarantee that residents would suggest National Harbor. It just fits with the atmosphere there. I mean they have a huge convention center there. Can you say cha-ching? I'm sure gambling conventions exist. :-)
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Old 08-07-2012, 08:48 AM
 
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Please let Penn National bid for the casino. They'll loose anyway. Even if I was financially invested in Rosecroft raceway I would see the writing on the wall. It is hard to beat National Harbor's location. I googled Rosecroft's location. There's no competition. If a survey went out to the county without naming a location for the casino, I can almost guarantee that residents would suggest National Harbor. It just fits with the atmosphere there. I mean they have a huge convention center there. Can you say cha-ching? I'm sure gambling conventions exist. :-)
You know what, I think a telephone survey went out some months back, because I recall receiving a phone call. I didn't have enough facts to lean one way or the other at the time, so I didn't get all the questions.
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Old 08-07-2012, 09:31 AM
 
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Please let Penn National bid for the casino. They'll loose anyway. Even if I was financially invested in Rosecroft raceway I would see the writing on the wall. It is hard to beat National Harbor's location. I googled Rosecroft's location. There's no competition. If a survey went out to the county without naming a location for the casino, I can almost guarantee that residents would suggest National Harbor. It just fits with the atmosphere there. I mean they have a huge convention center there. Can you say cha-ching? I'm sure gambling conventions exist. :-)

Months and months ago Mel Franklin did a survey for/of his constituents of what their thoughts were on a 6th site and its location... Rosecroft actually beat out National Harbor... I went to a town hall meeting last night that Senator Muse put on to get district 26 residents opinions. Citizens of the 26th district did not seem to be be very please with National Harbor in a hole... and many of them also spoke up to say they would prefer it at Rosecroft over National Harbor...
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Old 08-07-2012, 10:22 AM
 
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Months and months ago Mel Franklin did a survey for/of his constituents of what their thoughts were on a 6th site and its location... Rosecroft actually beat out National Harbor... I went to a town hall meeting last night that Senator Muse put on to get district 26 residents opinions. Citizens of the 26th district did not seem to be be very please with National Harbor in a hole... and many of them also spoke up to say they would prefer it at Rosecroft over National Harbor...
What does that mean? Geographically?
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Old 08-07-2012, 10:29 AM
 
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Sorry guess my brain and fingers don't want to work together very much today... The citizens that I heard speak just didn't have very many nice things to say about National Harbor.
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Old 08-07-2012, 11:25 AM
 
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Sorry guess my brain and fingers don't want to work together very much today... The citizens that I heard speak just didn't have very many nice things to say about National Harbor.
Dayum. Uhhh. Is there someplace better in the county right now? I don't hear people saying, "Hey, let's go to Glassmanor to hang out and get a bite to eat. Hell, College Park, a college town that is supposed to have bars and good places to eat, can't even compete.

A hotel/casino on a hill overlooking the Potomac with views to Old town and DC with water taxis to Georgetown and Old Town. Or, Glassmanor. Yeah. National Harbor is a piece of crap.
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Old 08-07-2012, 12:12 PM
 
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Dayum. Uhhh. Is there someplace better in the county right now? I don't hear people saying, "Hey, let's go to Glassmanor to hang out and get a bite to eat. Hell, College Park, a college town that is supposed to have bars and good places to eat, can't even compete.

A hotel/casino on a hill overlooking the Potomac with views to Old town and DC with water taxis to Georgetown and Old Town. Or, Glassmanor. Yeah. National Harbor is a piece of crap.
You still don't get it. How are the local benefiting from NH? They are closed out by a huge fence, they have to pay a huge amount for parking and they have to go out of their way just to get there. What makes the development, any different to them than Old Town Alexandria or downtown DC. Most people who have a development like that near them would want it to have some level of convenience. They have done very little to implement the local community. It is extremely isolated.

That's the real issue here.
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Old 08-07-2012, 01:02 PM
 
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You still don't get it. How are the local benefiting from NH? They are closed out by a huge fence, they have to pay a huge amount for parking and they have to go out of their way just to get there. What makes the development, any different to them than Old Town Alexandria or downtown DC. Most people who have a development like that near them would want it to have some level of convenience. They have done very little to implement the local community. It is extremely isolated.

That's the real issue here.
NH is bounded on three sides. One side is the river. The other is 495. The goal and intent of National Harbor was to be a riverfront development. at the edge of Ft. Washington. not in the MIDDLE of Ft. Washington. I'm not sure how else it could work. HOw would you integrate NH into Ft. Washington to make it accessible to the "locals?"
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