Comments on: Casino Gaming Act 2014 Passes In The Senate

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:44:15 +0000

OBA – Oppressing Bermudians Again

By: Sid

Sid — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:14:37 +0000

Now we just need a national lottery to fund scholarships.

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:18:08 +0000

Thank You as Jus’ Wonderin’, Jus’ Don’t Get It.

By: Creamy

Creamy — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:09:34 +0000

But there are other places (lots of them) where you can only gamble in the casinos, and places do not have gaming machines. Gaming machines everywhere is tacky.

By: Purple Koolaid

Purple Koolaid — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:16:50 +0000

Why would you say that? As a person who enjoys a little blackjack and roulette I seek out casinos wherever I go. Can we expect a Vegas style Maega Casino to be built? Of course not! I have played in small and mid sized casinos on Cruise Ships, in Costa Rica, and Even Vegas. I’ve also played in larger casinos in Vegas, Atlantic City, Kansas, Toronto, Connecticut, Hollywood Florida, and Atlantic City, to name a few. Are the bigger ones better, or classier? Hell No! Monopoly is never a good idea.

By: Purple Koolaid

Purple Koolaid — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:03:54 +0000

Yes, it certainly is no longer a sole reason to travel. However, its a good option to have when the weather is not so great outside. In most areas Gambling also subsidizes entertainment and even hotel rooms for our guests.

Will it be the magic potion and solve all of our issues? No, of course not! Will it help us sell Bermuda the fun destination instead of Boremuda, I hope so!

We owe it to ourselves to at least give it a try!

By: Purple Koolaid

Purple Koolaid — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 04:57:42 +0000

The act does allow for the increase if the demand is there.

By: Dread

Dread — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:33:13 +0000

One casino will work!
Give a gaming license to any NEW hotel development with a minimum of 300 hotel rooms.
3 casinos are not sustainable and will cheapen the product!

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:03:49 +0000

Big mistake IMO if only limited to 3. Not everywhere will want a full service casino. Plenty will want a few machines.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:01:23 +0000

The clubs, the bars, the smaller propertys who can’t even have a few machines. Drive around states like Montana or Nevada, machines are everywhere. Even liquor stores.

By: Jus' Wonderin'

Jus' Wonderin' — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:47:21 +0000

How is the little guy left out again? Please explain…

By: tom cooke

tom cooke — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:23:03 +0000

With the soon to be built hotel in st Georges wanting a license, I am sure the greenS would like one for H.P, what about South P… Morgan’s point want one… and I am sure Dock yard would like one for the Amrica’s cup venue.. how are you going to limit the licenseS to only 3….

By: Black Soil

Black Soil — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:17:09 +0000

The mission IS to get more people to visit Bermuda. Vegas was once a desert you know.

By: Coffee

Coffee — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:35:26 +0000

It is for the exact same reason San George espouses that I take the position that casino’s in Bermuda should be nationalized .

By: Cafe Au Lait

Cafe Au Lait — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:22:12 +0000

It was much talked about but I’m certainly glad they did not go in the direction of not allowing Bermudians into the casinos.

Barring everyone to protect a few people would just not be playing fair. There are people who will lose their money whatever the situation.

Nothing government can do will protect those few people from this – so why should the rest of us be denied?

All in all this is a good decision and brings us into the 20th century. Yes, the 20th century. We’re still behind but at least we can start to catch up.

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 16:04:59 +0000

And the ‘Little Guy’ is left out again, Thanks OBA

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:23:36 +0000

…. and who was in power during 14 of those last 20 years?

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:15:40 +0000

What’s the time difference between Bermuda and North America…oh about 20 years?

By: Longtail

Longtail — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:57:12 +0000

So true JET… casinos operate on the premise that a lot (volumes) of people are needed, each (on average) loosing a little bit of money, whereas with Bermuda’s limitations we need a smaller amount of people all loosing a lot of money to make casinos work here. Time indeed will tell!

By: Sooooo

Sooooo — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:45:21 +0000

TD… I agree, Gaming is a “fad of the past” with so many Casino’s dotted around US cities, it’s not the tourist attraction it was 15-20 years ago. Just look at Atlantis in Nassau, it’s been on the decline the past 4 years.

That said, I think we needed to add something to bring investors, and new jobs to the island. Gaming will do just that, it will create a new cash flow throughout the island.

By: Not exactly

Not exactly — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:23:41 +0000

Atlantic City is now suffering due to the oversaturation of their local gaming market. The cap is definitely better than converting Bermuda into a no holds barred slot machine in every cafe kind of place.

By: John E. Thorne

John E. Thorne — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:32:50 +0000

Bermuda is a small place and in order for casinos to be profitable you need volumes of people gambling in them. I am of the opinion that 3 licences may turn out to be too many as it is. I understand though that to get investors to build new hotels casinos had to be made legal. One in the east, one in the west and one in Hamilton makes logical sense to me. Time will tell.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:08:43 +0000

Amazing how fast Government can pass things once they put their minds to it. Finally.

The gaming ship sailed long long ago. Oh well, it won’t be any real big deal for the hotels but at least it will be another revenue point & a service for those who want it.

By: San George

San George — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:01:14 +0000

Three licenses – creation of another group of near monopolies in Bermuda; should not have inserted the limitation.