[PRCo] Re: Emailing: a-luxury-train-bound-for-atlantic-city

[Schneider Fred]

Amen.   Some people, yes Bob.   What is interesting is the 6.7%  
downturn in gaming.   And yet I too find I have to wait in line to  
buy my evening newspaper behind the guy buying lottery tickets.  I  
guess there is a parallel to how well the movie industry did in the  
1930s when people needed a fantasy world.

I find it astonishing that we don't want the democrats to reallocate  
our money but we can go out and do the same thing gambling.   In this  
state it is government that makes the profit off the lottery.  I  
would love to see an age distribution for the casinos in Atlantic  
City.  At least mid week there are a lot of people trying desperately  
to get rid of their pensions and social security checks.    They  
usually succeed.

On Dec 20, 2008, at 5:33 PM, Bob Rathke wrote:

> The gaming industry operates in its own orbit in the economy, so  
> the luxury
> train just may succeed.
>
> Every time I go in the 7/11 store for coffee, I have to wait in  
> line behind
> people buying lottery tickets, and I'm reminded that some people  
> may not
> have money for food, but they always have money for gambling.
>
> Bob 12/20/08
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Schneider Fred" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:53 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Emailing: a-luxury-train-bound-for-atlantic-city
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>> Here is another good item ... in the midst of a 6.7% decline in
>> gambling, we introduce a train to the casinos.
>> On Dec 20, 2008, at 4:17 PM, bbente wrote:
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