Tuesday, June 24, 2008

newsminer.com • Energy solution

newsminer.com • Energy solution:
"Personally, the idea of Casinos/gambling/state lotto or somesuch is appealing. Pull-tabs, BINGO, duckie-races and the like are all forms of gambling, and they are legal, so other forms aren't too much of a stretch in my view. I'm not too sure about the profits going to residents to offset any costs, but other than that...?
'Course, I haven't researched the subject, so I'm open to furthering my knowledge from any that know more than I here."

Might the slippery slider stop their own slide? - The Bluffton News-Banner

Might the slippery slider stop their own slide? - The Bluffton News-Banner:
"Amid my concerns about Indiana’s continuing slide down the slippery slope of gambling, I never anticipated hearing similar concerns from an unlikely source ... the gambling industry itself.
Indiana depends upon gambling revenues for too much of its budget, the state has no business promoting the prospect of getting something for nothing, and the biggest contributors to state coffers through the casinos is too often those who can least afford it. Beyond that, I have no problem with the whole issue.
With the opening of the new slots casino at the Anderson horse race track and the soon-to-be opening of a similar facility just southeast of Indianapolis, we heard the first grumblings from paradise: the operators of the casinos along the Ohio River are worried about losing business to these upstarts.
Hmmm. Too bad.
As I’ve lamented before in this space, the new slots-only casinos will surely argue at some point that they may as well have table games. Meanwhile, privately-owned bars will complain that they are having trouble competing with the fraternal-organization bars (who are being allowed to sell pull-tabs). Once the corner bar has pull tabs, the CherryMasters will return and soon we’ll have a mini-casino on every corner."

Economy pulling the rug out from under pulltabs

Economy pulling the rug out from under pulltabs:
"Blame it on the economy, soaring gasoline prices and the state's smoking ban in bars. Pulltab sales and other forms of gambling are way down -- and nonprofit organizations from American Legion halls to athletic associations say they're feeling the crunch.
Those involved with the organizations in the south metro area say they're most pained because of a consequence of the drop: It's crippling their tradition of giving scholarships and other help to those in need.
'We still do it, but we can't do it to the degree that we want to,' said Tom (Digger) Anderson, general manager of Dan Patch American Legion Post 643 in Savage. 'There's just not the discretionary income out there, and people are tightening the belt.'"

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Brazil Times: Story: CHURCH NEWS

Brazil Times: Story: CHURCH NEWS:
"Volunteers are needed to help with Bingo. We are short handed especially with the summer months coming up. We are also looking for volunteers to be on the bingo committee. We meet about every other month and we only meet for about an hour, sometimes a little longer. We need some fresh ideas about ways to improve our bingo game.
This week we are having a '500 Special'. Since it is race day we will have for our large jackpot the normal $1000 for 55 or less numbers called, but instead of $325 for the jackpot after that we will be playing for $500. We will also be playing 'instant win' pull tabs all night instead of our regular pull tab games.
We play 10 speed games starting at 6 pm each and every Sunday and our Early Bird games start at 6:30 p.m. Regular bingo starts at 7 pm. Our bingo hall is located at 8990 N. Kennedy Crossing Rd. across from the Northview High School baseball field. We are handicapped accessible and we have a lighted parking lot. We have a lot of good food each week also."

NIGA panel pans proposed Class II gaming regulations

NIGA panel pans proposed Class II gaming regulations:
"The proposals deal with classification standards, definitions, minimum internal control standards and technical standards for Class II games -- bingo, lotto, pull-tabs and others -- that are played using 'electronic, computer or other technological aids.'
The changes center on what distinguishes Class II gaming machines with bingo-based games from Class III slot machines, an important distinction since tribes can profitably conduct Class II gaming without a tribal-state compact or profit-sharing with the states. Class III gaming requires a tribal-state compact; and although the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act does not mandate payments to the state in Class III compacts, a cut of the tribe's profits has come to be part of the deal.
The real core of the controversy is the issue of control over tribal economic development.
Homer and Teresa Paust, a panel member who also served at the commission, changed the definitions of the terms 'electro-mechanical facsimile, electronic aids, and games similar to bingo' during their tenure at NIGC in response to several court cases. The changes resulted in an increase in income of approximately $2 billion a year in Indian country for the past five years, Homer said.
'That's because by clarifying the law with regard to what this terminology means, we also clarified that electronically aided Class II gaming is legal and is authorized under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.'
Now the commission wants to change those definitions."

SVAAA to give thanks, recognition during pancake breakfast

SVAAA to give thanks, recognition during pancake breakfast:
"The Association decided to raise the funds for a new building itself by getting into lawful gambling (pull tabs) and this money was set aside for the new building.

He noted that around 2000 the association came up with a design and was then really serious about raising funds. Cooper stated the building cost about $525,000 to be built and this money came from pull tabs and a pledge drive.

Cooper said a loan was taken out by the association at Security State Bank to pay off some debt and to finish off the rest of the building's interior. This is the note that will be burned at the breakfast and it was paid off from proceeds from pull tabs and some of the associations training money.

Cooper noted that at one time the association had its pull tab boxes at five locations but it has dwindled down to one currently.

'Its a good feeling, with the pull tab locations dwindling down, it seems like good timing,' stated Cooper."

Economy pulling the rug out from under pulltabs

Economy pulling the rug out from under pulltabs:
"Blame it on the economy, soaring gasoline prices and the state's smoking ban in bars. Pulltab sales and other forms of gambling are way down -- and nonprofit organizations from American Legion halls to athletic associations say they're feeling the crunch.
Those involved with the organizations in the south metro area say they're most pained because of a consequence of the drop: It's crippling their tradition of giving scholarships and other help to those in need.
'We still do it, but we can't do it to the degree that we want to,' said Tom (Digger) Anderson, general manager of Dan Patch American Legion Post 643 in Savage. 'There's just not the discretionary income out there, and people are tightening the belt.'
In Shakopee, Commander Todd Mittelstadt laments that American Legion Post 2, hit hard by the smoking ban and a drop in customers, has had to halve many of its college scholarships."