dakotadan Posted January 27, 2005 Posted January 27, 2005 There has been talk for a little while about the Turtle Mountain Tribe building a casino in G.F. Last night they started a series of informational meetings they plan on holding over the next few months. Just thought I would throw the article out there and see what everyone else thought. Turtle Mountain Casino in GF Quote
dakotadan Posted January 27, 2005 Author Posted January 27, 2005 I kind of like the idea. It would fit in nicely on the west side of town near the Alerus. It would add to GF's vision of adding more entertainment options as far as making GF more of a destination city. It would also add jobs, many for younger college aged people: bar tenders, waitresses, dealers. As far as cutting into profits of local charitable organizations, I am sure something could be worked out. For the most part, local residents will continue to gamble at their usual neighborhood bars while out for a few drinks with friends. The article mentions allowing local gaming to have the same games, maximums, and rules as the casino. Maybe they could even work out something such as having a section/room in the casino where the local charitable organizations could run their own tables etc. Or possibly profit sharing from certain gaming, such as split profits from just the blackjack tables. Just a few ideas. what does everybody else think about the idea. Quote
Cratter Posted January 27, 2005 Posted January 27, 2005 You might want to check out this thread: http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2668&hl Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted January 27, 2005 Posted January 27, 2005 This is a bad idea for all the reasons already listed and more. Grand Forks already has too many low-wage, low-benefit service jobs. We don't need more of the same, we need better paying jobs with benefits or our youth will not stick around. A casino will not improve the situation, it will make things even worse. Grand Forks needs to tap into the growing technology sector, attract small manufacturing firms (not big corporations), develop and attract more businesses connected with UND (the proposed bio-lab is a good start), and encourage more local business start-ups by local citizens. All of these things will grow our tax base, improve the quality of life of our citizens and strengthen the businesses we have now. These are the things that will make Grand Forks more attractive, not a big gambling operation. End rant. Quote
dakotadan Posted January 27, 2005 Author Posted January 27, 2005 Woops, missed that thread. I apparently joined the group a week or two after that thread was being discussed. I would have posted the article in there if I had seen it. Quote
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