Pols Coming to Grip With Fact that Full Gaming is Coming

I find this very interesting.  Just a couple of years ago, a voice was calling from the wilderness seeking full casino gaming in New York.  He was told it was too early and that the People of the State were not going to accept it.  Now, all we we have is one legislator, not screaming to prevent Gaming, but arguing that we need to raise the legal age for gaming from 18 to 21.

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/pol-wants-to-raise-gambling-age-in-new-york-to-21-1.3473790

This last weekend, the New York Times ran an Editorial arguing that gaming is not the great financial panacea.  But they do not come out and oppose Gaming in New York. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/opinion/new-yorks-bad-casino-bet.html?_r=1&ref=gambling

I have seen rumours on line that New York and Illinois are pushing the Department of Justice to clarify whether States can sell lottery tickets on line. 

http://www.casinoscamreport.com/2012/01/24/u-s-quests-to-regulate-and-legalize-online-gambling/

So what does all this mean?  This is not unlike how I felt in 1988 and 1989, when all of a sudden the big bad boogey man of my life time, The Communist Governments, the Iron Curtain, seem to be falling down without warning or explanation.

Why then, are all of these previously presumed obstructions to Gaming falling down with almost no pushback at all?

OK, the Governor has cut some kind of deal with Genting.  Genting will build the new Queens Convention Center on his own dime.  New York will receive its not insubstantial cut of the gaming proceeds.  But I find it amazing that the Governor is not merely supporting this movement, but putting all of his weight behind it.

This Blog reported last Friday the filing of the proposed New York State Constitutional Amendment to allow casino gaming.  The following day there were some small news article reporting this.  But not page 1.  Page 5 or 7 of some papers.  Then, on Sunday, I did not see one editorial complaining how this important change in New York State Policy is being done quietly and without fanfare.

It just seems that people do not care.  As if it is just not that important.  It will be interesting to see what if any opposition arises and what form it will take.



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