Gambling absent from budget day
By now, you largely know a lot about Gov. Pat Quinn's budget plan, but here's a note about something that wasn't in his proposal.
Even before Quinn's speech today, the horse racing industry was once again trying to highlight gambling expansion - and slot machines at tracks like Arlington Park in particular - as a way to help buoy the state's sinking finances.
From a statement signed by Arlington Park, other Illinois tracks and the Illinois Harness Horsemen Association:
The alternatives being discussed include making drastic cuts in human services that would adversely impact our most vulnerable residents.
Many Illinois lawmakers and the public agree that generating new revenue opportunities - at no cost to taxpayers - by saying "yes" to slots at the racetracks will create new Illinois jobs and ensure the economic future of our children and our state.
No one is arguing a big gambling plan would solve all the state's budget problems. But supporters say the state is desperate for money, and any more would be helpful.
What do you think?
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@antigambler:
People go to the racetrack for entertainment. It is fun and believe it or not, lots of people enjoy reading the program, learning about the horses, trainers etc and trying to guess who will win the race. The overwhelming majority of people don't go into a racetrack thinking they will walk out as rich people. Are you calling them losers because they like to have fun at the racetrack?
Maybe you like golf but I won't call you a loser for spending $75 on a round. And I won't hate the owners of golf courses for making a living in the entertainment industry. Keep your hands to yourself and stop calling names.
Slots at the tracks will put money into state coffers right now. The racetrack owners WANT to give Illinois their money for licenses. We need the money. Gamblers gamble. Slots should go at the tracks which are already gambling destinations.
Quinn needs to support this plan instead of throwing the elderly in nursing homes out on the street which is what he will do by cutting Medicaid across the board!
The State cannot gamble itself rich. Neither can an individual gamble themselves rich. Gambling does not produce anything. It merely redistributes money from the many to the few. The "few" owners of gambling venues are already rich. The "many" only become poorer. Illinois needs businesses that produce something tangible and the jobs that go with that production, not more gambling.