Saturday, September 25, 2010
Philly is Phirst!
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia took the title yesterday of largest US city with a casino when Pennsylvania’s 10th gambling hall opened despite years of community protests and delays.
Yeah, WHO CARES what the PEOPLE think in a "democracy" -- or a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC for that matter?
SugarHouse Casino drew a raucous crowd of well over a thousand people to the Delaware River waterfront. They waited in the heat for more than an hour, some chanting “Let us in,’’ before the doors opened and they got a chance to play at the 1,600 slot machines and 40 table games.
They were SO EAGER to lose their money, the bunch of addicts!
A string band entertained and a Benjamin Franklin lookalike, led by a fife-and-drum corps and flanked by two showgirls clad in feathers and sequins, presented executives with a ceremonial key to the casino.
Just what the Founding Fathers were fighting for.
Lawmakers and officials, in brief remarks before the opening, praised the creation of some 900 jobs and other economic benefits....
Are they going to take the blame later?
Gregory Fajt, board chairman, said he was excited about finally getting SugarHouse off the ground after all the delays, caused mainly by litigation from protesters, government agencies, and disgruntled bidders.
Yeah, those damn people who live there.
The grass-roots group Casino-Free Philadelphia held a protest yesterday and plans more as it tries to hurt business at the facility in the city’s Fishtown/Northern Liberties neighborhood.
Yeah, but if you are not an advocate of the agenda the pro-casino corporate press doesn't have much use for you.
In hopes of getting the casino shut down, the group plans to have volunteers regularly patrol the area in search of problems such as alcohol violations or children being left in cars while their parents gamble, a group spokesman said.
Might as well fold. Everybody wins at casino, haven't you heard?
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