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Casinos' out-of-state "racinos" already harm N.J.
 Message was posted: 09:18 Sep 17th, 2006     
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As a lifelong resident of New Jersey and an avid horse racing fan, I am amazed at the hypocrisy of the casino industry and the elected officials who represent them. For over a month, these individuals have verbally assaulted Gov. Corzine for suggesting that the state consider placing video lottery terminals at the state's racetracks as a potential solution for New Jersey's ever-increasing state budget deficit. ("South Jersey congressmen ask Corzine not to consider video lottery terminals," Aug. 25.)

Their argument is that Atlantic City's casino industry is going to experience a loss in both revenue and patronage because of increased competition from "racinos" (racetracks that offer casino-type gambling) in New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. As a result, they should not be made to face similar competition from "racinos" located within our state.

The problem with the casinos' argument is they are the ones causing the competition.

By way of example, I received a flier the other day from Harrah's announcing the opening of Chester Downs in Chester, Pa. Chester Downs is billed as a "premier harness racetrack with over 2,000 state-of-the-art video lottery terminals."

Chester, Pa., is right over the Commodore Barry Bridge — a short car ride from Gloucester, Camden and Burlington counties. Undoubtedly, New Jersey residents living in these areas are going to determine it is easier and faster to cross the bridge to Pennsylvania to gamble at this "premier facility with views of the Delaware River," rather than drive the hour to Atlantic City.

What happens then is wagering dollars once captured by New Jersey move to Pennsylvania and wagering dollars coming to New Jersey from Pennsylvania stay in Pennsylvania. The net result is New Jersey's economy, not just South Jersey's economy, suffers.

The hidden question is: Who or what doesn't suffer?

The casino companies don't suffer because they are recapturing their losses by placing facilities on our borders that compete against themselves.

Casino companies aren't here to care about New Jersey and its residents. They are here to make money. They aren't in the business to make New Jersey money. They are in the business to make money for their stockholders and owners. It is impossible not to see the hypocrisy.

In the meantime, New Jersey's residents, as well as the state's horse industry, are all but forgotten in this debate. Atlantic City may feel a "pinch" from neighboring states, but the racing industry will be destroyed, taking with it our two racetracks in Monmouth County and the racetrack in Bergen County, thousands of jobs, 81,000 acres of farmland and open space valued at $2.5 billion; tourism dollars vital to Monmouth, Ocean and Bergen counties; millions of dollars of tax revenues generated by the purchase of supplies and equipment, and a labor force that earns in excess of $111 million.

For once, we need to do what is best for New Jersey — and not just one industry or geographic representation of our state. We should not be sacrificing one industry for the sake of another. We should not be sacrificing the economic stability of one section of our state for another. And we should not rule out opportunities or solutions to New Jersey's economic woes because of fears that Atlantic City's casinos will be hurt from competition from gaming venues surrounding our state. Why? Because casinos and the competition are all one and the same.





Casinos' out-of-state "racinos" already harm N.J.
 Message was posted: 07:06 Aug 10th, 2007     
Chip's avatar - 73aa539ede7c12b321e7340b009ee10000002010.jpg User: Chip
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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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