New York is A different world
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Fuck
They listened to Broadway like them plays were gonna lose money to a casino
It literally would’ve brought them more money..cause casinos draw money… people literally walk in their to spend money.. so pocket full of cash or cards ready to spend, all that means is things surrounding them can benefit off them spenders.. from food vendors, to transportation, to shopping centers, etc.. also gave another reason for tourist to choose Manhattan for a destination cause it gave them something else to do
in other words the committee needed more bribes.
That was EXACTLY the argument that proponents made when they were trying to decide whether Detroit would get casinos.
People fell for it.
Three casinos. NOT ONE BLACK OWNED, or even with significant black ownership.
Greeks and a couple of native tribes and of course, of group of plain old white folks ended up owning all three casinos.
A few black folks got jobs.
People come to the casinos from other states, even other countries, drop money at the casino and the attached or nearby hotels, and leave. Most don't even stay the night, nor do they generally explore any area outside of the immediate vicinity.
Shootings and mini riots occur frequently in Greek Town, where one of the casinos is located.
In other words, it sounds great, but just does not happen that way.
They did the right thing. A casino is the last thing and arts district of any kind needs.
Detroit and ny are 2 diff things.. there’s a casino in yonkers and queens that are thriving..lots of minorities have jobs there.. in yonkers there’s these squad of cab drivers that be out in front that will whip you back home if need be.. I rather hop the bus and take it downtown than hop in the whip or uber/lyft to yonkers to play.. also casinos attract a lot of chicks and I like the idea of being surrounded by money and chicks.. a person like me that is a night owl would just love to randomly hop into those conditions at any hr of the day, which is why I’m mad it’s not in manhattan
Actually...
You are right.
Detroit is not much more than a northern country town, a.k.a. upsouth.
I stand corrected, and concede to your superior reasoning.
This time.........
unfortunatly thats not the case - every casino is designed to keep people from leaving
part of the reason is to prevent a grab n dash (security) - the main reason is to keep gamblers distracted from anything but the games and to make it very difficult for big winners to bounce before a manager can grab them
Even back in the days when Atlantic City was red hot - the city was fucked up 1 block away from the boardwalk - now it looks like a rival to Camden or Irvington
Vegas looks like shit if you are not on Fremont or the strip
yes NYC is a different beast
Real talk - if I was able to open a casino in Times Square - over the next 20years I would make Brooklyn Terminal and Hudson Yards combined look like a junior high project, but it would destroy Broadway in the process.
So just imagine what these greedy evil motherfuckers would do.
thats not what these guys proposed, They went in for a luxury experience to attract high rollers
more likly its the old money / philanthropic crowd that said no - Broadway is one of "their" untouchables
If I was on the board I would've voted for the casino ONLY IF
51% of the profit for LIFE goes to youth programs that cover sports, arts and EDUCATION (to include financial, law & engineering) ALONG with the 100's of units for low income housing in their properties
Fuck these corporations that are only profit driven
They ONLY teamed up with Roc cause they thought it would solidify their chances of getting the license . Let's keep it real
They teamed with the roc cause they saw what jay did to Brooklyn
Ish has a lot of nerve to say hov just sounds like he’s saying a bunch of words
That’s how we feel about you ish
How I miss this?
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