Comments on: Casinos in GA?

By: Father Muskrat

Father Muskrat — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:45:21 +0000

Underground needs something, as it sucks right now. Slots, blackjack, something.

By: dpb

dpb — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:13:09 +0000

I agree, Harrah’s is a cookie-cutter of a casino as they come. I was merely using it as an example because everyone’s heard of Harrah’s.

By: BooBoo

BooBoo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:44:24 +0000

First off, Harrah’s blows…they have the worst payouts. They own almost half of Vegas. Second, look at the stupidity of the bible-thumping morons in Memphis. Now Tunica is bringing so much to Mississippi…the school systems have improved immensely but poor Memphis…it’s sad. The Harrah’s in Cherokee is dry but still fun to go. I’ve been to Vegas enough that the excitement has worn off and I think Atlanta locals will get bored with the casino, too. But boy will it bring jobs and loads of money!!! Bring it!!!! I’ll happily burn off some obsessive-compulsive energy there….but I have a feeling there will be too much resistance from the good ole boys…AND Mr. Peabody should know that Vegas has some of the strangest cats wandering around the casinos. LOL! Vegas is like the center for the ugliness of America. Yucky-Poo!!!

By: dpb

dpb — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:56:17 +0000

Oh, I agree… the revenue streams to GA would be immense. I don’t fear Atlanta becoming like Biloxi though. As bad as our redneck population is, we’re no MS. Considering the size of Atlanta, our location, and the fact nothing worth a crap is near us, adding casinos to the city would be huge economic boom and you could see Atlanta rival some of the other casino towns. I don’t believe you would ever see Atlanta rival Las Vegas though. It would definitely be interesting to see what happened if gambling was legalized here… but like you said, the blue laws will probably need to be passed before we see Harrah’s popping up at Underground.

By: mrpbody33

mrpbody33 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:45:38 +0000

I think blue laws would have to come before casinos…even in the midst of a rough economy. Silly things like requiring a bar to sell food items in order to operate is just completely ridiculous to me. I do think casinos would be a great boost for the city in area of revenue and job creation but I also fear at the same time of us turning into something like a Biloxi, MS. Sure they have casinos but they are just filled with rednecks. I think to make something like a casino profitable and keep that high-end clientele we would have to position ourselves against the great Las Vegas. I am not certain we could pull it off though.

Don’t get me wrong I think it would work out pretty good if we had it, but you just have to fend off the usual “it brings the seedy elements into the city” talk you hear every time. Just think of how many people would stop here on the way to Florida for vacation if we had casinos.