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And a casino in downtown Atlanta. This is is because of the idiots in charge. Would lower taxes too, but those folks in charge of the state have morals for only what interests them!
10% is profit? That makes zero centsIf you can get casinos and horse racing (urban and rural constituencies) on board it would eventually pass. But you need a constitutional amendment in this state to get that done and that’s not the easiest thing in the world.
The other thing is how much money does each state make, right? That’s a gaudy number for TN wagered, say only 10% of that is profit and the state only gets a quarter of that. So the number is closer to $10 MM to the state on the best projection.
Just blow up Atlantic Station and make it a gambling meccaAnd a casino in downtown Atlanta. This is is because of the idiots in charge. Would lower taxes too, but those folks in charge of the state have morals for only what interests them!
Heard the same. Would probably ensure no/smaller state income tax……. But but but but! It’s ridiculous we don’t allow it.I’ve heard MGM owns a sht ton of property below the airport where they are just waiting to build a state of the art resort.
Agree!Just blow up Atlantic Station and make it a gambling mecca
Supposed to be America…. At least vote on it . 50% plus it’s a go!Baptist church on every corner in Georgia..religious right ain't gonna vote yes..!!
I worked in college ministry for almost 4 years. College guys love to bet on sports, religious or not.Baptist church on every corner in Georgia..religious right ain't gonna vote yes..!!
Another stupid rule……. People that have to have beer on Sunday, just load up on Saturday…….Buddy a lot of us still can’t but beer on Sunday. We might be a ways away from gambling.
Yeah, HOPE coming from lottery funds is basically a regressive tax from the poor to the middle class. Not something I think we should change with no replacement by any means, but sports gambling could pay for HOPE and more alone.I worked in college ministry for almost 4 years. College guys love to bet on sports, religious or not.
The biggest issue opponents have with the HOPE scholarship is that the users of the lottery (mainly poor, uneducated) do not get the benefit of the scholarship.
Sports gambling with proceeds putting life back in HOPE would resolve that, as users of the gambling apps are more in line of the users or the scholarship.
That’s something I will never ever do. Hate NIL……Good!
You degenerates should be putting your money into our NIL, not into gambling.
Referendums would settle a majority of the issues in this country.Supposed to be America…. At least vote on it . 50% plus it’s a go!
Hmmm…that doesn’t sound elite.That’s something I will never ever do. Hate NIL……
1) I didn't know there are any opponents of HOPE. They surely aren't very vocal (thankfully).I worked in college ministry for almost 4 years. College guys love to bet on sports, religious or not.
The biggest issue opponents have with the HOPE scholarship is that the users of the lottery (mainly poor, uneducated) do not get the benefit of the scholarship.
Sports gambling with proceeds putting life back in HOPE would resolve that, as users of the gambling apps are more in line of the users or the scholarship.
Nobody makes anybody buy lottery tickets. Hope was designed to help with education cost, not supply funds to any other groups.I worked in college ministry for almost 4 years. College guys love to bet on sports, religious or not.
The biggest issue opponents have with the HOPE scholarship is that the users of the lottery (mainly poor, uneducated) do not get the benefit of the scholarship.
Sports gambling with proceeds putting life back in HOPE would resolve that, as users of the gambling apps are more in line of the users or the scholarship.
Damn right. My dad was a big financial contributor to Zell Miller and this was a big deal with HOPE and the lottery.Nobody makes anybody buy lottery tickets. Hope was designed to help with education cost, not supply funds to any other groups.
If they attached legal gambling to it, I may just comply and be elite! 😂Hmmm…that doesn’t sound elite.
Can you cite some examples of states legalizing gambling and lowering taxes? I have not heard of that.And a casino in downtown Atlanta. This is is because of the idiots in charge. Would lower taxes too, but those folks in charge of the state have morals for only what interests them!
It’s a vice. It is incredibly addictive to certain people and can ruin the lives of themselves and their families.
So is drinking and smoking. And unhealthy diet, and not exercising. EtcIt’s a vice. It is incredibly addictive to certain people and can ruin the lives of themselves and their families.
I don’t gamble, more than an occasional Vegas blackjack, so I don’t care but it’s really destructive for societies as a whole.
Well that's because there's nothing sinful or wrong about gambling or betting on sports. I hate to go off on a tangent rant but it has to be said.I worked in college ministry for almost 4 years. College guys love to bet on sports, religious or not.
Have you trained your dogs to retrieve the dice after you shoot them?1) I didn't know there are any opponents of HOPE. They surely aren't very vocal (thankfully).
2) I don't know if it is true that the poor don't benefit. You can go to college darn near free in Georgia if you don't live and eat on campus. And that's before anything "need based." The HOPE scholarship is doing so well that for this year, HOPE is paying out all of the same benefits as the Zell Miller Scholarship, meaning that students who don't qualify for Zell based on GPA are getting the same benefit from HOPE at least for this year.
3) Given #2 above, I don't know what you mean by "putting life back in HOPE."
I have a daughter at Georgia tech. With HOPE and Zell, I still pay over $5,000 per semester for dorm and meal plan (meal plan mandatory for Freshman at tech, we scaled back some this semester and will scale back more next sememester). This summer she took nearly a full load of online classes through Georgia tech (still had to go downtown for some of the exams) and because there was no housing and meal plan, it only cost about $500 after HOPE and Zell (junk fees). This really drove home (to me) the fact that you can basically go to college for free in Georgia if you live close enough to a college to commute. Again, that's before anything need based and there is a great deal of that Federally (no idea about state).
There are certainly positives and negatives to allowing casinos, sports betting, etc. in the state. I say that as a guy who loves to shoot craps but rarely gets to indulge.
Exactly. All vices. Which is why there are so many laws and regulations around them all.So is drinking and smoking. And unhealthy diet, and not exercising. Etc
I interned for Zell. Hell of a guy.Damn right. My dad was a big financial contributor to Zell Miller and this was a big deal with HOPE and the lottery.
Funny fact, Gov. Miller named my father an admiral in the Georgia Navy. I didn't know Georgia had a Navy.
Spoiler alert, people still do it. All you have to do is set your address in betting apps to somewhere like Tennessee. The law just makes people jump through more hoops.It’s a vice. It is incredibly addictive to certain people and can ruin the lives of themselves and their families.
I don’t gamble, more than an occasional Vegas blackjack, so I don’t care but it’s really destructive for societies as a whole.
Correct. The “prohibition on murder” has been failing for over 10,000 years, but humanity still does it.Spoiler alert, people still do it. All you have to do is set your address in betting apps to somewhere like Tennessee. The law just makes people jump through more hoops.
I'd probably have to use the big fuzzy dice for that...or get smaller dogs.Have you trained your dogs to retrieve the dice after you shoot them?
Implementing policies/laws derived from any religious belief is problem numero uno. It’s incredibly silly that gambling/sports betting/weed/alcohol/etc. are prohibited in certain parts of America.Well that's because there's nothing sinful or wrong about gambling or betting on sports. I hate to go off on a tangent rant but it has to be said.
Yeah, you shouldn't get addicted to it & throw away everything on gambling, but the same can be said about a lot of other things.
When they make laws based on "Christian values" that aren't even biblically supported this is the kind of nonsense you get.
Kinda like those mouth breathing imbeciles who used to try to tell people you should "mix races" because the Bible says it's wrong, that's 1000% crap & not even remotely what the Bible teaches. But twisting the Scripture has behind an art form these days.
"Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does". (J.P. Sartre, Being and Nothingness)Exactly. All vices. Which is why there are so many laws and regulations around them all.
While 90% of people may be fine, these things can destroy 10% of our population. Not good.