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Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:09 am
by 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
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:14 am
by 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
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:26 am
by 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
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:45 pm
by Liberty
CainA wrote: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..
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:39 pm
by agbullet2k1
Liberty wrote:CainA wrote: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.
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:02 pm
by pbwalker
Liberty wrote: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...
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:02 am
by Carry Big Stick
Just can't imagine why illegal activity attracts illegal activity.
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:08 pm
by WildBill
CainA wrote: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.
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:20 pm
by seamusTX
Liberty wrote: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
Re: Game rooms attract robbers
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:40 pm
by Liberty
seamusTX wrote:Liberty wrote: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
