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All this presidential debatin'....I can't believe nobody's brought up Issue #6 yet


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I gotta try & do some homework on this one tomorrow, as it really interests me.......And this Berman guy strikes me as shady.

Plus a majority of the big newspapers in state are against it, along with the FOP

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There's really not too much to research. No. 6 is written with some loopholes in the code.

I'm all for putting a casino in Ohio, but I really don't like the way the verbiage is structured in No. 6 as it's written - mainly regarding the tax loophole. I think it'll be a "NO" vote for me this time around, and if they can fix the loopholes, I'll put it through on the second try.

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There's really not too much to research. No. 6 is written with some loopholes in the code.

I'm all for putting a casino in Ohio, but I really don't like the way the verbiage is structured in No. 6 as it's written - mainly regarding the tax loophole. I think it'll be a "NO" vote for me this time around, and if they can fix the loopholes, I'll put it through on the second try.

Sounds like we're actually in agreement on this one Justin! ;) I just wasn't sure if the tax loopholes were legit, or fodder for the commercials.

I know I'd heard something about the indians getting first crack, and not having to pay taxes, and because of this, neither would Berman who gets 2nd crack. Then I heard he WOULD be paying taxes....but in Nevada, NOT Ohio.

Then there's the whole slant about Argosi funding a bunch of those commercials to keep our business.

With the whole skunk thing the last week, I keep forgettin' to look all this crap up, to see what's legit, and what's rhetoric/lies

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I'm not in favor of gambling, however I'm tired of all the lies about it. IF it really helped education as they claim then it should be unnecessary - the lottery was supposed to be the answer to failing levies and my school almost lost all sports due to underfunding.

If enough people want to hand over their money to casinos in person instead of online, put the facts out and let people vote democratically.

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http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/ballotboard/Casinoinitiative2007.pdf

Yeah I'm not convinced on the whole loophole bit. Also, people need to be weary of the fact the primary opponent (No on 6) to this is another gaming company, Penn National Gaming (owers of Argosy). Another group that opposes this is Vote no Casinos and is nothing more than an anti-gambling group. There is a third group called 'UNITE Here' opposing this ballot which is a union group that has it's own motivations. So All three of the opponents running ads against this all have personal motives:

- No on 6 is a competitor.

- Vote no Casinos is opposed to any gambling period.

- UNITE Here has its union to grow.

The lottery and things like this Casino have never been put out there as the end all, be all to school funding problems. While they do help some, people under estimate just how much money is required to run public schools.

I'm voting yes on this one. I can think of more than a few people that this will help not only down in Wilmington, but also with other markets in the area. After talking to some investors and others like Real Estate brokers I can see more good done than harm just to the economy it's self in surrounding areas.

Oh and I like to gamble. :lol:

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There's really not too much to research. No. 6 is written with some loopholes in the code.

I'm all for putting a casino in Ohio, but I really don't like the way the verbiage is structured in No. 6 as it's written - mainly regarding the tax loophole. I think it'll be a "NO" vote for me this time around, and if they can fix the loopholes, I'll put it through on the second try.

That's the feedback I've gotten from many people I've spoke to about issue 6. It would be fine if they honestly take a look at fixing the cracks that will delapitate it's genuine purpose. (like it really has one) Anyways I am a NO vote this time, but not b/c I am against casinos.

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http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/ballotboard/Casinoinitiative2007.pdf

Yeah I'm not convinced on the whole loophole bit. Also, people need to be weary of the fact the primary opponent (No on 6) to this is another gaming company, Penn National Gaming (owers of Argosy). Another group that opposes this is Vote no Casinos and is nothing more than an anti-gambling group. There is a third group called 'UNITE Here' opposing this ballot which is a union group that has it's own motivations. So All three of the opponents running ads against this all have personal motives:

- No on 6 is a competitor.

- Vote no Casinos is opposed to any gambling period.

- UNITE Here has its union to grow.

The lottery and things like this Casino have never been put out there as the end all, be all to school funding problems. While they do help some, people under estimate just how much money is required to run public schools.

I'm voting yes on this one. I can think of more than a few people that this will help not only down in Wilmington, but also with other markets in the area. After talking to some investors and others like Real Estate brokers I can see more good done than harm just to the economy it's self in surrounding areas.

Oh and I like to gamble. :lol:

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