Casinos are Good

**Gistok** · October-30-12, 03:21 AM

Actually the casinos promised over 11,000 jobs in the city... but they've downsized to about 7,000 employees now...

**Honky Tonk** · October-30-12, 04:10 AM

"I walked thru the greektown a couple years ago, in the lower level of what used to be trappers alley. Beige and windowless, it is the single most depressing place in the state of Michigan. Screw the casinos. This thread sucks."

Where I live, there are senior citizen apartments in the neighborhood. I watch as "tour buses" come and pick up the seniors around the first of each month and take them for a "tour" of the casinos. Of course, it isn't @ gunpoint, but still.... I've been to each one once, and yes it is depressing. There are no scantily clothed hot chicks blowing on and rolling dice, like the pictures on the billboards, only old or lost people with oxygen tanks and tubes in their noses mechanically pulling the levers over and over. Everyone I talk to always "hits" it, so I have no idea how the casinos manage to keep their doors open. That being said, @ the time, the estimate was 4 mil $'s weekly were going across Matty's bridge to Windsor. Just like alcohol or drugs, people are going to do what people do, might as well keep the money over here.

**Zacha341** · October-30-12, 05:20 AM

Back when I was doing the stupid casinos I too noted the 'oxygen' tank toting seniors and wondered why the casinos gave that a pass? There'd people smoking like a chimney sitting right next to the person! Where was, is the fire marshal regarding that?? Appropriately silenced I guess.

In general seeing folks of all ages waste their time and money over time at the penny slots was depressing. Most are not winning much - not nearly what they plow in, and many play back their 'winnings' as part of the greed factor casinos bank on.

The payout cages have reduced their staff accordingly. Even the comps at MGM for example have diminished from what they were.

Casino's are VERY good for the "owners" and in a limited manner here in Detroit now as their profit edge has dropped. Nearly all of the people I know who used to gamble have either cut down or ended the USELESS habit all together as I did.

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

Where I live, there are senior citizen apartments in the neighborhood. I watch as "tour buses" come and pick up the seniors around the first of each month and take them for a "tour" of the casinos. Of course, it isn't @ gunpoint, but still.... I've been to each one once, and yes it is depressing. There are no scantily clothed hot chicks blowing on and rolling dice, like the pictures on the billboards, only old or lost people with oxygen tanks and tubes in their noses mechanically pulling the levers over and over. Everyone I talk to always "hits" it...