GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson readies 2021 lobbying blitz to bring casinos to Texas

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Free boner pills too!

Aren't you firing dust at this point anyway?

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I always thought Texas should authorize casinos at the borders on I45, I10, I 35, etc. just to deflect Texas gamblers leaving the state. Keep the taxes without worsening the blight on major cities.

[BradInATX 9,208]

Put one on Canyon Lake. They already have the meth infrastructure that a casino needs in place.

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10 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

I thought Corpus would work since it’s not that bad a drive from SA, Austin, Houston. 3 hour drive isn’t that bad. If you want it on an interstate, put it in Columbus. Short drive for all three big cities. Dallas/FW can still hit up OK casinos. 

There really isn’t a good city location in the center of Houston, SA, Austin, DFW. 

Marlin. Central location and hot mineral water for a new resort.

[SquishMitten 10,466]

The average salary for a casino dealer is $13.80 per hour in Louisiana and $200 tips per day.  That exceeds your target... assuming an 8 hour shift.
https://www.indeed.com/career/casino-dealer/salaries/LA

There are a lot more employees than just dealers. And dealers would still get the same amount of tips

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4 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

There are a lot more employees than just dealers. And dealers would still get the same amount of tips

indeed, but the point was that casinos are generally competitive.  There are plenty of entry level/ part time roles available and paths to better wages.

I just get a kick out of the "we all want $25/ hr for doing jack shit" crowd. there are great jobs in the casinos if you are willing to put in the work.

FTR, I have a brother in the industry for 20 years.  Non-dealer.   His house is way the fuck nicer than mine is...  he had zero connections when he started.  he worked drop teams back in the olden days when slots still had coins.

Edited December 14, 2020 by slorch

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10 minutes ago, slorch said:

indeed, but the point was that casinos are generally competitive.  There are plenty of entry level/ part time roles available and paths to better wages.

I just get a kick out of the "we all want $25/ hr for doing jack shit" crowd. there are great jobs in the casinos if you are willing to put in the work.

FTR, I have a brother who has been  in the industry for 20 years.  Non-dealer.   His house is way the fuck nicer than mine is... He had zero connections when he started, and  he worked drop teams back in the olden days when slots still had coins.  I also have befriended a few craps dealers through the years/ see craps thread in gambool.  Not all of them started at dealer school, as they worked valet or hospitality.  Anywhere to get their foot in the door.  There's plenty of opportunity for those who earn it.

 

Edited December 14, 2020 by slorch

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New shooter...new direction!

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

hopefully he was stable enough in his final days to witness the carnage his largesse funded.

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4 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

hopefully he was stable enough in his final days to witness the carnage his largesse funded.

Maybe it was the raging boner that killed him

[Armybrat 41,011]

Maybe he was Swamped?

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Sir, does this mean we won't be getting Adelson for the Galveston ribbon-cutting?  

[Armybrat 41,011]

I’ll bet his wife will continue the push into Texas. She seems the all bidness type.

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I've seen how this story ends