Friday, January 11, 2008

Gaming and Smoking

Good for Southern Indiana Bad for Louisville.

With the smoking ban back in Louisville, what would be the purpose of pursuing expanded gaming? Without smoking will Churchill’s attendance go up or down?
Will gamblers leave their machines to go outside and smoke? Leave it up to Kentucky politicians to push for expanded gaming at a huge cost to tax payers then, find it a losing proposition because people won’t sit and gamble where they can’t light up.

With Caesars, French Lick ( which I will visit for a weekend next weekend) and hopefully a Colgate casino, Louisville is in a gaming black hole. Churchill is unique with their thoroughbreds and will continue on regardless.

No smoking = no or limited gambling.

If you’re looking to take in more revenue, gaming is a proven. If you want to lose gaming pass a no smoking law.

New Albany is not going to get gaming and will not get a smoking ban. So why write this post? I don’t know, just thinking about our neighbors.

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