Williams to Kentucky race industry: "Drop dead."

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

On the contrary the people of KY were firmly behind this bill if you believe any of the polling that has been done.

Was talking about this with my agent who is based in lousiville and she was saying everything that she was hearing on the radio was in favor of slots..

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

Was talking about this with my agent who is based in lousiville and she was saying everything that she was hearing on the radio was in favor of slots..

The religious opposition was strictly fueled by out of state casino money and politicians that were looking for cover. There is very little true religious opposition from the citizens.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The religious opposition was strictly fueled by out of state casino money and politicians that were looking for cover. There is very little true religious opposition from the citizens.

That's not true here in central Kentucky, in Paris, Georgetown, Cynthiana (although the lines at the lottery are long enough Fridays! <g>) Louisville and Cincinnati are certainly more metropolitan, but churches - and what the pastors preach Sunday morning - has alot of pull around here. We just got liquor sales on Sunday (and remember we just got the ability to sell liquor in restaurants only about 7 years ago) in Georgetown, and religion was the only reason. Plenty of local non-horse people here very against adding more gambling (slots).

Sure, it's a good cover for the pols, but it's real.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

That's not true here in central Kentucky, in Paris, Georgetown, Cynthiana (although the lines at the lottery are long enough Fridays! <g>) Louisville and Cincinnati are certainly more metropolitan, but churches - and what the pastors preach Sunday morning - has alot of pull around here. We just got liquor sales on Sunday (and remember we just got the ability to sell liquor in restaurants only about 7 years ago) in Georgetown, and religion was the only reason. Plenty of local non-horse people here very against adding more gambling (slots).

Sure, it's a good cover for the pols, but it's real.

There is very little religious opposition for the VLT's. It simply isn't true. I am not saying that there isn't a segment of the population that would vote against it but they won't spend money or go out of their way to try to defeat it. Virtually every dime that was spent in opposition to this measure came from "other" sources. Religion is simply a cover. Hell in the end the Republicans weren't even bothering using the moral high ground anymore.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There is very little religious opposition for the VLT's. It simply isn't true. I am not saying that there isn't a segment of the population that would vote against it but they won't spend money or go out of their way to try to defeat it. Virtually every dime that was spent in opposition to this measure came from "other" sources. Religion is simply a cover. Hell in the end the Republicans weren't even bothering using the moral high ground anymore.

Chuck, there's two populations here: the horse people and politicians, and the general public - who really doesn't care all that much, as it doesn't directly affect them.

In the general public spectre, yes, religion against slots is a rallying cry. Yes, I agree, they didn't spend alot of money fighthing it, as they really didn't give a darn one way or the other. That was my point. Kentucky, as a state, the general citizenry, really lets the horse people do their own thing. They don't care.

Edit: that said, I think that if this got on a general population ballot, it would pass (probably our only chance now), but it would degenerate into the religious vs everyone else. I do think the general public in Kentucky, overall, would vote for slots, but with amendments added that they could have "not in MY county!" type of thing (so the local pols would kiss butt to their constituents)

[Riot]

Wow. I just went to kentucky.com (the Lexington Herald-Leader site) and although there's a picture and a comment, the story isn't easy to find at all.

[Left Bank]

When it's all gone,the masses will be bitching.

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by Riot

That's not true here in central Kentucky, in Paris, Georgetown, Cynthiana (although the lines at the lottery are long enough Fridays! <g>) Louisville and Cincinnati are certainly more metropolitan, but churches - and what the pastors preach Sunday morning - has alot of pull around here. We just got liquor sales on Sunday (and remember we just got the ability to sell liquor in restaurants only about 7 years ago) in Georgetown, and religion was the only reason. Plenty of local non-horse people here very against adding more gambling (slots).

Sure, it's a good cover for the pols, but it's real.

Funny how religion gets brought into this.Do they understand MUSLIMS spend the most at KY sales????

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

Funny how religion gets brought into this.Do they understand MUSLIMS spend the most at KY sales????

People not in the horse industry in central Kentucky really don't pay any attention, nor do they care much.