Weirs Beach Casino????

[Winnisquamguy]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

I can't think of very many reasons why we would pack-up and leave the area but that surely would be one.

Are you against casinos all together or just not in your backyard?
I would love to see casinos in NH, to me the Weirs is just to small and no direct highway access. Seabrook or Rockingham would be ideal because they are both close to highways and have large parcels of land.

[songkrai]

Originally Posted by Winnisquamguy

Are you against casinos all together or just not in my backyard?
I would love to see casinos in NH, to me the Weirs is just to small and no direct highway access. Seabrook or Rockingham would be ideal because they are both close to highways and have large parcels of land.

Well, my biased opinion is that NH fell off the boat on this one. No casinos.

The Weirs, as mentioned above, is too small. No parking. No highway link. No place for RV's and busses.

I have read of at least 3 or 4 places. Seabrook track, Rockingham track, Belmont track, and one up in Mount Washington Hotal area. To be done correctly the government has to have tight control - more 'big' government - which NH seems to be against. The NH Lottery Commission has been sold to private enterprise. I suppose the NH Legislature could 'sell' oversight to a private entity but who will oversee that entity? More big government? More high paid or low paid NH government employees?

Then, of course, there is the 'crime' element associated with gambling. Not sure how other states handle this or if this is still an issue.

NH had the first lottery in the country. The claim at the time was that the proceeds would pay for all public education. The results came in a tad short.

But, there are busses that take people from here to Foxwoods on a regular basis. That money should stay in NH.

[LIforrelaxin]

I still haven't seen a response to the question as to whether or not the property was indeed sold... does anyone know for sure? and if so is there any idea of who bought the property?

Like Many others I doubt that a full blown casino would be developed in that area. However I wouldn't be surprised to see a place constructed, that would be tied into a larger casino elsewhere in the state, with some minimal gambling facilities. And rooms banquet rooms for gatherings etc.

It would be nice to see some big money competition come in to complete with the Common Man group and the monopoly they have going in Meredith.

[Gearhead]

The unemployed and seniors can spend their government checks there and we can all enjoy the boost to our economy.

[Seaplane Pilot]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

It would be nice to see some big money competition come in to complete with the Common Man group and the monopoly they have going in Meredith.

Yes, and for more reasons than I will mention here.

[WakeboardMom]

Originally Posted by songkrai

Well, my biased opinion is that NH fell off the boat on this one. No casinos.

The Weirs, as mentioned above, is too small. No parking. No highway link. No place for RV's and busses.

I have read of at least 3 or 4 places. Seabrook track, Rockingham track, Belmont track, and one up in Mount Washington Hotal area. To be done correctly the government has to have tight control - more 'big' government - which NH seems to be against. The NH Lottery Commission has been sold to private enterprise. I suppose the NH Legislature could 'sell' oversight to a private entity but who will oversee that entity? More big government? More high paid or low paid NH government employees?

Then, of course, there is the 'crime' element associated with gambling. Not sure how other states handle this or if this is still an issue.

NH had the first lottery in the country. The claim at the time was that the proceeds would pay for all public education. The results came in a tad short.

But, there are busses that take people from here to Foxwoods on a regular basis. That money should stay in NH.

The locations listed by SongKrai were all on the table when the bill came before the legislature. There was a location in Hudson, NH that was almost guaranteed to be given one of the liceneses, should the bill have been passed. (The piece of land was ight off route 3, just over the border from MA, scenic location along the river, it had all the right components.) The crime issue was one of the factors in the defeat of the bill. There was a lot of testimony against the bill that offered opinions about "crime," "quality of life," etc.

I personally am not a gambler, and I agree with many of the points against allowing it in our state (and my town). But the gamblers have plenty of options, so perhaps we should've been able to cash in on all that loot.

It's a moot point for the time being.

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by Winnisquamguy

Are you against casinos all together or just not in my backyard?

Yes and yes.

[gtagrip]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Yes and yes.

And why is that? I think I will take shot here and guess it's the stigma Casinos received back in the 40's, 50's, & 60's, that they bring in crime. Don't think that is the case so much today.

[Shore Driver]

Originally Posted by gtagrip

And why is that? I think I will take shot here and guess it's the stigma Casinos received back in the 40's, 50's, & 60's, that they bring in crime. Don't think that is the case so much today.

It isn't so much that they bring in crime. What they bring is traffic, noise, rude, hurried people, Fung Wah buses idling in parking lots, and addiction.

There is no positive "spillover effect" outside of the self-contained little world inside.

[OCDACTIVE]

Just spoke with my source. He is a neighbor to the Weirs Boardwalk and he confirmed it has been sold. The company has "expressed" interest in revamping it to also include some type of gambling. Perhaps not a full blown casino but maybe slots.

Either way he says it has sold.

Regardless of the "gambling issue". I think it is great that someone has purchased it to revamp the area. It could be a GEM for the area provided the beaurocrats to hold it up with permitting.

Just IMO of course.

PS. I'd have no problem with gambling or a casino.

[gtagrip]

Originally Posted by Shore Driver

It isn't so much that they bring in crime. What they bring is traffic, noise, rude, hurried people, Fung Wah buses idling in parking lots, and addiction.

There is no positive "spillover effect" outside of the self-contained little world inside.

O.K. I get that. I should have clearified. Outside the traffic, noise, rude, hurried people, buses, and addiction, if the casino were to be in Rockingham Park location, how is that location different than it already is?

I get the "nimby" thing.