Crown casinos? Currie.

[mattcanning]

Are casinos in Canada fully run by the government? I understand only a small portion of the revenue from the Thunder Bay Charity Casino actually does go to charity, but I'm wondering if any private sector gets the cash. I pretty well like how Canada is being run so government funding is an ok cause to me

Comments

[mattcanning]

Well...yes lol.

I just hate watching my friends lose what will probably soon turn into $1,000 as I kick back with a free bottle of water. Which I think is just tap water by the way.

I look at the casino industry much like the drug industry and the fast food industry. No matter what people will let themselves be exploited - so you can't just prohibit them. So I kind of like the crown ownership concept.

Logic will never fail you. Your intuitions, emotions, or anything in between almost definitely will.

[monst3r]

cold stats: my favourite way to make decisions

life is odds, there is no certainty. only probability.

[cogent]

I completely agree with this post. People who gamble as a get rich quick scheme are idiots. Unless they have lots of money and are playing the double-down technique at a no-limits table.

I also think that it is really unfortunate that the city agreed to accept such a low proportion of the revenue from the casino in exchange for allowing its operation. It seems like it would have made more sense to get far more revenue from the casino. Surely the capital costs could still have been paid off with more money still going to the city.

[mattcanning]

It's hard for me to respect some politicians when (example = Paul Martin) they get away with crimes I would spend the rest of my life behind bars for. It's hard for me to respect some cops who break the law. Shouldn't the government set an example?

In local politics, I'm simply seeking some leadership from people smarter than I am. I don't want to look at their decisions and constantly think about how I would have made better ones - even at 17 and with no political science or sociology background it didn't take a genius to figure out that the casino was a failed idea before it was set in motion.

Sad. All of this.

And by sad I mean pathetic.

However, I would rather have exploitation devices like casinos and drugs regulated by the government in some manner.

But are Canadian casinos a government run body?

[tjernobyl]

They were dreaming of planeloads of tourists, coming to Thunder Bay solely to spend money. In practice, I imagine that gamblers from Nipigon stop in town rather than heading to Grand Portage now.

Casino gambling is a tax for people that are bad at math.