So they say everything's bigger in Texas....I wonder if it's true.
If that's the case, is everyone's pockets full of knots?
Pfft, I thought you knew!! TEXAS = HIGH ROLLERS!
SUPER SIKE (!!!) --- No, really though that's a big bluff.
Can you imagine if Governor Perry actually legalizes gambling?! Maybe it's because I'm not a native, but is it just me...or do Texans like to "go big or go home." The government has been throwing out a lot of unexpected wild card issues this past year. Evolution, gambling, border patrol, abortion or abstinence programs. Come on, there are bigger issues out there! That's like reviewing the past issues and trying to make those overrated topics legalized or "better under governmental control ." The main focus of local government should be job/economy related. But no sirree bob, Texas likes to keep picking at things that were a big fat flop back in previous years.
Imagine Vegas, now convert that with Texas. Are you picturing that image? Cause I certainly cannot. Although there are a lot of illegal slot machines in town, gambling has always been an easy addiction. Governor Perry thinks the state would be able to regulate it in some way if the proposed bill were to pass. --- It's already bad enough that gambling is an addictive sport/game; the usage of credit cards might be incorporated with it. Man oh man, Chase Bank is about to become like a big Walmart of debt for the gamblers of Texas.
Before voting for this bill, I hope the locals will consider the side effects of gambling. Just like any drug it may cause a pot of problems. Legalizing gambling will affect the taxpayers more than this mini depression we are going through as a nation because the rates of: crime, welfare, bankruptcies, and etc will sky rocket. Due to the fact that Texas's population is basically a full house -- a lot of families will be destroyed due to possible domestic violence, abandonment, suicidal issues.
If we legalize gambling because illegal slot machines already exists around town, then I propose we legalize weed/drugs in general because everyone and their moms are getting caught for having an ounce. Go figure, what are the odds? It's funny how a lot of citizens are getting laid off and receiving unemployment checks, but a lot of the money is still being blown on compulsive buys.
Before everything is said and done, it should be taken into consideration if this could benefit Texas as a whole, or would it add on to the list of problems? Otherwise it would change the statement: "Everything's bigger in Texas."We would have nothing to offer anymore, Texas would be dryer than a drought!
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When I read Mai's post about gambling, it reminded me of the gambling issue that I wrote about in my earlier blog. I would like to agree with what she is saying. Despite all the money that could be brought in from tourists, coming into possible Texas casinos, gambling could cause a huge a problem. I myself have witnessed crazed gamblers with my own eyes. Throwing down everything they have in their pockets and hope to win back what they have already lost. By the end of the night, they walk away empty handed. And by implementing credit card usage with the gambling machines, that can only spell game over. You can pull out money and lose it with every swipe; now that's what you call "losing your life with every swipe."
ReplyDeleteIf gambling is made legal in a down time like this, people will be burning their wallets and pawning their houses. This can only cause more and more trouble. More families can end up falling deeper into debt, more bills going unpaid month after month, more houses being foreclosed, this can only spell disaster. Before you know it, you can pawn your whole life away before the fat lady gets a chance to sing. But on the bright side of things, lawyers, therapists, and psychologists will be turning some profit.
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