Greektown Rename, "Hollywood Casino at Greektown"

[softailrider]

I find all casinos, Detroit and beyond, to be loathsome places.

Gambling preys on the vulnerable in society. We even carved out a smoking exception within the walls of casinos. Although smoking seems to be temporarily banned due to COVID, I'm sure things will get back to normal though. After all, we can't take money from the vulnerable people if we don't let them exercise their chemical addictions as well.

Our government fights other ills. Vaccination disinformation. Vaping. Heck, we even try to fight smoking. But gambling? Nope. The state runs its own gambling machine to take their money.

I see gambling as a major threat for my kids. A thing I've got to teach them to avoid.

As far as casinos being "loathsome places" I can see how you might feel that way. However, many people gamble with money they can afford to lose, they may consider it an evening of entertainment and are not addicted at all.

As far as preying on the most vulnerable people in society, I can also see how you might feel that way, except when I visit a casino around here, most of the patrons, seem to be doing okay, or way better than okay, not like the flotsam and jetsam of society.

Do casinos do more harm than good? Yes they probably do, but wise man once told me, people around here love to gamble.

[Zacha341]

Hah! I've never attended a church that had either, but I've heard about it...

^^ Don't forget Bingo and Vegas nights at your local churches...

[Gistok]

Hah! I've never attended a church that had either, but I've heard about it...

I attended a Lutheran church, and we never had them. I assume they are more common in Catholic churches.

[Ray1936]

The most gambling-addicted state was Nevada, the least, Utah. Neither a surprise but it's curious that they share a border.

Well, Utah is 80% LDS. That explains that. Me? I live in Nevada after my first 48 years in Michigan, and I positively love it. Can't beat the weather, especially compared to Michigan, and the state politics are ho-hum compared to Michigan.

Hey, just sayin'. [[No, I don't live in Las Vegas. I live in Henderson. But you never heard of that, have you?)

[jcole]

Must not be Catholic, then. I grew up with our church bazarre having 50/50 raffles for a wheelbarrow full of booze. And that's the way they marketed it "Wheelbarrow full of Booze".
Also had the prize wheels for several booths. Lots of raffles and bingo. And the bingo prizes were often bottles of wine

Hah! I've never attended a church that had either, but I've heard about it...

[DetBill]

Jack casino was the absolute worst name ever thought of, I know Gilbert said that he assembled a group of millennials, who brainstormed to come up with the name that invoked excitement. I don’t know how in the world they came up with that, but that was the last thing most people thought about, or thought about certain other things when they saw that name. So glad it never got called Jack Casino, every time we drive into Cleveland downtown and see the sign for it, it just looks horrible to even read it.