Texas lawmaker aims to bring video gaming to state

Comment #8

rdgrnr — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:19:04 GMT

If I lived in Texas I'd welcome the video gaming.

If government can raise revenue in creative ways to cover their reckless spending sprees I'd be all for it.

I would even support the legalization of dope. Look at all the money that could be made there by taxing it. And look at all the money that could be saved in unnecessary law enforcement, legal, justice and incarceration expenses. It ain't like it's ever gonna stop dopers from doing dope anyway, anymore than prohibition stopped drinkers... [ More ]

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alsports2000 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:02:04 GMT

First of all for all of you who oppose the introduction of casinos in TX, why don't you oppose to Lottery games, dog and horse racing, bingos, game rooms, etc.? Why don't you all oppose the sale of cigarretts, alcoholic beverages that kill hundreds of innocent persons yearly??. I agree with putting game rooms out of commission: reason?, the house edge is as high as 89.9% and they are NOT regulated by the state. Yes, hundred or thousands of Texans gamble in other states: Vegas, Oklahoma, Louisian... [ More ]

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bobby623 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:41:32 GMT

If my memory is correct, this idea has been offered several times in the past, but never adopted.

The lawmarkers who are owned body and soul by the gambling industry are always looking for ways to improve their

bottom lines under the guise of providing new jobs, etc.

Texas is basically an anti-gambling state. We are lucky to have a lottery.

There's no doubt that some Texas residents travel to neighboring states to gamble, but the numbers and the amount of money

spent are greatly d... [ More ]

Comment #5

joshuacloak — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:10:59 GMT

i agree, what's sad is they need to Find more ways to take our money....

am all for anyone running their own video poker games, even a casino out of their homes even

however the states Like to spend money, so they need to tax or have a monopoly set up over things like lottery video gaming lol

thro the 77,000 new jobs is just numbers out of their magic hat no doubt

really? i don't even think their state lottery has 77k people working for them, onless their counting out of state j... [ More ]

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butterflykt — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:59:44 GMT

I agree...but everybody wants a piece of the pie.

Comment #3

temptustoo — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:38:04 GMT

pretty sad that these states cannot make it without jumping into the gambling pool...

Comment #2

joyjoy8 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:53:11 GMT

I agree that it is time to legalize gambling in Texas, It would bring billions to this state. People are going to gamble anyways!. They do gamble , they go to Oklahoma and Lousiana daily. They spend thousands at the ***game rooms***. This would bring jobs and valuable tax dollars to our cities and

in Galveston and Padre Island it would bring in millions or billions. For the low income people who gamble iin game rooms, they would have a legal casino syle venue that regulates the percentages an... [ More ]

Comment #1

mightwin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:09:33 GMT

I think if people are leaving Texas to go gamble in other states, they are going for more than video gaming.

Texas lawmaker aims to bring video gaming to state

Lottery Post — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:09:00 GMT

Includes video report

Texas state senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa has filed legislation that would legalize video lottery games, a form of slot machine, in Texas.

Senator Hinojosa believes Texas is facing a large deficit, and video gaming slot machines would add an extra boost to economy.

We know by allowing slot machine at race tracks it will raise close to two billion dollars biennium , said Hinojosa.

Along with the extra revenue, the Senator says the proposed legislation will bring... [ More ]