I too am a lifelong resident of New Jersey. I absolutely agree that NJ government seems to continuously cut their noses off to spite their face.
Even as an NJ smoker living close to Pa. border, I reap my benefits by driving the 10 minutes to Pa. to buy tobacco and supplies to make my own smokes. It is easy and if you like the price of 8 dollars a carton, it's for you. (I do wish to quit but...) It seems NJ would like me to be stupid enough to pay their over inflated, profiling, bleep bleep, taxes. I don't think so.
Now as far as gamming is concerned, apparently the AC casino owners don't have enough money. I know the money is not going to the still dive of a city that’s for sure.
But hey I don't mind fronting the unused bridge to a total of God knows how much, so some fool casino owner would never use it.
NJ doesn't mind us spending billions every day on the lottery or betting as long as we do it in NJ, and in AC casinos specifically, I have many times said if I could I would build a casino on the Pa. border right along 78, providing jobs to many whom traverse NJ highways in seek of a better paying job. And steal all those AC bound gamers in the mean time. Another Nose for NJ gone.
I hate that to go to a casino for me from Central Jersey is a 3 -3 1/2 hour drive, no less the traffic jams and congestion to boot.
Who would loose if the built some casinos in the middle or North Jersey, not AC apparently, since the City is a dive and not sure who is benefiting but seems to be no one but the Casino owners anyway so tell what is the difference if they made it further up in NJ???
Please, how much less pollution just as a starter, less distance for buses to travel, all the cars, we could clear out some fuel fumes, and congestion on the major thruways of our state. But that would be too easy apparently.
Well so NJ Politicians beware, I am headed to Pa. even if I have to drive as far, and have less slots to choose from,I would do it just to skim one more nose of one of your faces.
Chip
PS: Nothing infuriates me more when I try gamming online only to have my Bank in NJ of course, block the transaction,
Stay out of my business NJ government.
Oh that’s right, I can always go buy a lottery ticket though.
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