Thank you Circle-K

[pjmaui]

Getting back to the pay table question, I did go by there to verify. It is indeed 8/5.

[Casino Knight]

As an aside to Circle K. Those few machines in the stores pay the entire overhead at each Las Vegas location.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote]Ah Nevada, been there twice but I didn't get away from the casinos much,
we did make a trip to some little town with a bunch of donkeys. I'm
really glad I don't have access to playing that easy, not sure I would
handle it well[/quote]Been watching old reruns of the Godfather the last few days where the roots of Nevada gambling are on display.  In my opinion, putting slot machines in a circle K is wrong.  At least going to a casino takes some effort.  I'm not against gambling (obviously), but I think it needs to be in a controlled environment with some thought about the consequences.  Some people think this is government overreach and I respect their opinion, but it's no wonder Nevada has so many problem gamblers.

[Tedlark]

Phil Illinois has thousands of electronic gaming machines located throughout the state in establishments that have liquor licenses. A local government would be required to ban them from their jurisdiction otherwise, any bar or restaurant with a liquor license can have up to 5 machines in their establishment. Some truck stops even have them.

[ko king]

[quote]Ah Nevada, been there twice but I didn't get away from the casinos much,
we did make a trip to some little town with a bunch of donkeys. I'm
really glad I don't have access to playing that easy, not sure I would
handle it wellBeen watching old reruns of the Godfather the last few days where the roots of Nevada gambling are on display.  In my opinion, putting slot machines in a circle K is wrong.  At least going to a casino takes some effort.  I'm not against gambling (obviously), but I think it needs to be in a controlled environment with some thought about the consequences.  Some people think this is government overreach and I respect their opinion, but it's no wonder Nevada has so many problem gamblers.





[/QUOTE]

When it comes to gambling I share the same thoughts.

[notes1]

gambling, liquor, smoking, (il)legal drugs.....this has nothing to do with regulation, it is all about increasing government revenues....sin taxes.

[ko king]

gambling, liquor, smoking, (il)legal drugs.....this has nothing to do with regulation, it is all about increasing government revenues....sin taxes.


I think cigarettes and pretty much all tobacco products prove that without question. Every time I hear either the federal or state governments calling for new laws or regulations to protect or improve public safety I kind of say "yeah right", there's always a penalty or fine connected. Even when it comes to gaming if the state really cared all those machines out there that are not working properly would be shut down until the problem was fixed. I can promise you this if a machine went bonkers and started paying out dollars that machine would be shut down quick. Just a couple of weeks ago I made a post about a casino I visited, I couldn't find a vp machine to play that didn't have issues, bad graphics, sticky or non-working buttons, and screens that wouldn't hold the cards. I play pretty fast and even though I had slowed down on the machines to almost a crawl I still lost money on a dealt full house and a dealt flush because of problems with the machines. Now that seems to be okay with the state but let me figure out a way to cheat or scam the game and I'm in serious trouble.

[notes1]

prohition ended for 2 reasons, lots of folks were dying from drinking 'bathtub' booze and because the government said if they regulated the product, everyone would be better off. and, oh by the way, they could tax it and find ways to use that money to buy votes and increase their power. this time of the year, as millions are paying hundreds or thousands to have their taxes done (what a waste of money), is a reminder how complex and unnecessary all the taxes and codes are. why keep it complex, the special interests buy the politicans, to get their own excemption put in place. that is how elected folks get power. that is why there will never be a simple tax code.  i keep saying, the casino are paying lots of taxes, governments need/want those taxes, are they going to shut down those tax producers? are they going to look really hard to find a violation that could shut down the goose that produces the golden egg (taxes)?

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=notes1]gambling, liquor, smoking, (il)legal drugs.....this has nothing to do
with regulation, it is all about increasing government revenues....sin
taxes.[/quote] It's one thing to tax people's so called sins.  It's another thing all together for the State to facilitate them.  I'm not the moral police and I don't care what other people do with their money, but putting slot machines in a Circle-K where societies most vulnerable can potentially abuse them just for the tax revenue seems cruel and heartless to me.

[rascal]

People need to take personal responsibility. It's not the place of society to baby an adult. We need more personal responsibility, more free enterprise, and less reliance on Big Brother (government) to solve all of our problems.