In NC and SC, the Indians are allowed to have casinos. I'm not sure how much they pay in taxes, if anything, but at least the money stays in the state.
Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 12:48 PM Subject: RE: KY wants to give out a whoopin' > The funny thing is that we do actually have gambling here. Remember, the > Kentucky Derby (horse race) has been going on for over 150 years and it's a > *huge* event here. The race track is open almost all year plus we also have > a state lottery. Casino's started knocking on our door years ago but no one > wanted them becuase they either thought they would hurt the racing industry > here or that slot machines would somehow fill our town full or whores and > deadbeats. So the boats went to Indiana. Now the funny thing is, everyone > Louisville, KY (where I am) drives 20 minutes over the river to the boats to > gamble. Indiana is making a killing as far as revenues from this. > > I would love to see the casinos come in here. The amount of money they would > bring in would really help this city grow. ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
