Game rooms attract robbers

[seamusTX]

Game rooms that operate illegal 8-liner gambling machines and handle a lot of cash are attracting robbers at a rate approaching one a day in Galveston County.

http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewc ... 2d27544777&

I have libertarian tendencies, but I despise these places.

- Jim

[CainA]

What is the point of these places(besides raking in the cash)? Gambling is illegal in Texas(except for the state run lottery). Louisiana isn't that far away from Galveston if you really want to play(gamble).

Yep, sounds like crime magnets.

-Cain

[seamusTX]

As far as I can tell, the people who go to these game rooms could not afford to put gas in their car and drive to Louisiana.

- Jim

[Liberty]

What is the point of these places(besides raking in the cash)? Gambling is illegal in Texas(except for the state run lottery). Louisiana isn't that far away from Galveston if you really want to play(gamble).

There are legal race tracks, on line poker, The Stock market and my favorite .. Commodities trading. Lots of legal gambling going on..

[agbullet2k1]

What is the point of these places(besides raking in the cash)? Gambling is illegal in Texas(except for the state run lottery). Louisiana isn't that far away from Galveston if you really want to play(gamble).

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There are legal race tracks, on line poker, The Stock market and my favorite .. Commodities trading. Lots of legal gambling going on..

You forgot insurance. You're betting that whatever is insured will at some point get damaged, but the house always wins.

[pbwalker]

The Stock market and my favorite .. Commodities trading.

Now we're talking! That's my gambling choice...Although I still love a good table in Vegas every now and then...

[Carry Big Stick]

Just can't imagine why illegal activity attracts illegal activity.

[WildBill]

What is the point of these places(besides raking in the cash)? -Cain

That is the point. They don't need any other point.

You are right that Lake Charles isn't far from Texas, but Detroit built some casinos on the Detroit River so that money wouldn't go to the casinos in Canda.

I think that Nevada has been losing a lot of gambling revenues because of the Indian Casinos in California.

I am really concerned about bringing legalized gambling to Texas. I have heard that they want to use it to bring in tourists into the Kemah and Clear Lake area. Note the building of high rise condos on the lake.

[seamusTX]

There are legal race tracks, on line poker, The Stock market and my favorite .. Commodities trading. Lots of legal gambling going on..

Don't forget voting. It's a lot like Russian roulette. You can't really win, you just don't lose this round.

Forget I said that. I'm in a weird mood.

- Jim

[Liberty]

There are legal race tracks, on line poker, The Stock market and my favorite .. Commodities trading. Lots of legal gambling going on..

Don't forget voting. It's a lot like Russian roulette. You can't really win, you just don't lose this round.

Forget I said that. I'm in a weird mood.

- Jim

I was thinking the same thing about running