I attended the anti-casino meeting tonight; just to see what they have to say. They are well organized; they will put up quite a fight. And, if I am reading things correctly, I think the casino referendum is in trouble.

I’m not saying what I want here; just my prediction. If the turnout is very low the issue fails.

::grin::

For those areas, its almost a state wide vote?

If its just us in Aug. I think its important enough by itself, many will vote because of the implications.

Why can’t we vote for our personal fate and choices.

This a “freedom” type of vote.

More might vote for this than they ever did for politicians.

Bikers, that street culture, or the bar crowd, never voted for the rules and regulations of politicians, but this is party establishment they want in the city.

I get a funny feeling about this vote a lot like the one I had in Illinois in 1986 (or maybe 87) when the LaRouchies won Lt. Gov and Sec State nominations in the Democratic primary. Nobody believed me when I said it could happen – they then got blindsided.

You think gambling forces aren’t a mob? I can distrust the background business of casino’s and still want one in Sedgwick County.

I don’t plan to gamble heavy, unless I’m corrupted somehow, the way “full service” casino’s can do it.

No one should be using bank cards at casino’s, use cash only. That way they can’t reach deep into finances and “own” that person.

A casino downtown affects the arena because it adds to those attractions. WaterWalk will be finished…before the casino, maybe.

WaterWalk, Arena, Old Town. If voters want more to do downtown, they will vote yes.

Some were No on the Arena and will vote No on the Casino.

How to classify those people, these are civic improvement projects.

The civic improvement on the casino to me, is City selling property they own.

Gambling is 24/7, some can schedule time in the casino, then go to an arena event later on.

They will park near the casino and walk to the arena on a nice day or evening.

Both casino choices so far, the Canadians and if Ruffin can control one on property he owns downtown. Both will be within walking distance to the arena.

If the vote is yes, Park City has no chance to put one out there. The state choices will be Wichita or Ruffin.

I gather you are opposed to casinos?

I see the arena and the casino as separate issues. However, I do NOT see how a casino supports the arena. Are gamblers going to decide to go over to the arena and watch the semi-pro basketball team? Or the Thunder? Just what is the spill-over effect between an arena and a casino?

Wichita will turn out, what about County, those cities. Park City, sure, they have some ideas of a casino out there, but other cities in the county don’t.

It could be a vote ballot. I’m sure County advertising will happen, right? Those forces wanting a casino in Sedgwick County have to do their lobbying in the community.

Construction forces, both govs are for the casino to happen. Jobs and economy. City wants to sell land and buildings. County wants it to support the arena.

Gambling mob is out there promoting it. State is offering casino’s licenses, their promoting them to happen. State is counting on future gambling revenue.

It’s a pretty strong one ballot vote.

Drinking and gambling on the ballot might increase the “spiritual” to deny both those choices. Many religious drink and gamble.

These are votes about the human condition. Voting for things that can harm our spirit.

Sunday sales, yes, no to the casino vote?

Does that make sense.

In many ways this is similar to the manner that ‘true believers’ can take over a political party via the Pricinct Committee. Virtually nobody votes on those.

Would be interesting.

But I’m for Sunday Liquor Sales. People think that it will affect the Casino Vote, I don’t know, Maybe!

Sundays sales vote doesn’t interest me. I’m not suffering without Sunday sales or go looking for liquor out of town.

I hate when crimes happen because of alcohol and drug abuse.

The economics pushing it, society harmed when they get addicted.

Casino is the same problem but won’t most people have already gambled somewhere before we open a a casino here? If they have a gambling addiction, it should show up already.

I have a brother who gave up day trading stocks because he got addicted in behaviours doing that.

He smokes too, so that addiction problem is in him.

Casino might not be a good place for him. I look at a casino as fun, not looking to win retirement funds there.

I heard somebody say interest rates are going up and people invested in 401K’s better watch out. Long term investors are going to be harmed soon.

I hate the stock market, its unfair to the middle class.

Where can i sign to get sunday sales on the ballot.

Actually, I tend to favor putting it on the ballot. Then voting to allow Sunday sales.

They print State road maps and visitors guides of Kansas.

The Eagle had a blurb on 24 local attractions looking for the “8 wonders of Kansas”. I suggested that they should publich a pull-out section on all of these with directions, accomodations, maps, etc. It could pay for itself with advertising revenues from business establishments in the various areas. Thoughts? Keep our own tourism dollars in Kansas? Especially into some of the smaller communities across the state?

Article in the Eagle today about the petitioners who are trying to gather enough signatures to put Sunday Liquor sales on the ballot! Will they make it? They are pleading for more signatures, because they are about 2,000 short.