tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post2022040938884747360..comments2024-03-27T01:58:22.445-07:00Comments on The Gazetteer: This Day (Just Outside) Snookland...Spin This!RossKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-56181068034577864762014-02-18T19:17:47.437-08:002014-02-18T19:17:47.437-08:00Why care about a little upside down truck stop cas...Why care about a little upside down truck stop casino when you can talk the BC liberals into a free Half $billion roof for your project. How much more will they get for free now that they have hired the inside man from BCLCcfvuanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-28936145875984904622014-02-18T14:27:42.216-08:002014-02-18T14:27:42.216-08:00ah, isn't that precious. bankrupt. Now of ...ah, isn't that precious. bankrupt. Now of course we can see this happen in B.C., oh right, they are so good at business. yes bring a kid to run the lemonade stand and another for the cool-aid. everyone will make money and the taxpayers can pick up the rest.<br /><br />building another casino isn't going to make any money. in case people haven't noticed, people don't have much money left to go out to gamble. Now of course some will say, that is exactly the time to get people to gamble, but I doubt this is going to make any one except the main players money. money for everything except schools and kids, the lieberal way, all the way.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-46333254708020354382014-02-18T06:49:59.204-08:002014-02-18T06:49:59.204-08:00I don't know where to put this, so I'll ju...I don't know where to put this, so I'll just drop it here...<br /><br />BC Liberals and friends are trying to taint the teachers by saying that the recent court decision is going to cost the province millions of dollars.<br /><br />If memory serves: The 'old' BC Liberal cabinet ministers <i>earned</i> thousands of <b>$$</b> if their ministries budgets came in under/on target.<br /><br />Will Christina Joan have to pay back her bonus bucks she earned as then education minister<b>?</b> Isn't that bonus money what the court appeals are really about<b>?</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-34717025680487610512014-02-17T09:49:37.156-08:002014-02-17T09:49:37.156-08:00Using a broad brush (Google) to paint Paragon Gami...Using a broad brush (Google) to paint Paragon Gaming intentions into a corner: <a href="https://www.google.ca/search?q=Paragon+Gaming&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=ctrl&ei=oUkCU7nyI-GV8QeKw4CoCg&gws_rd=cr#channel=sb&q=Paragon+Gaming+and+First+Nations&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official" rel="nofollow">Paragon Gaming and First Nations</a>:<br /><br />One result, Alexis First Nation is highlighted at Paragon Gaming website: <a href="http://paragongaming.com/taking-a-gamble-on-alexis-first-nation/" rel="nofollow">Taking a gamble on Alexis First Nation</a><br /><br />.....The location of the casino was chosen because the high traffic along Highways 43 and 32 and because of its proximity to Whitecourt.<br /><br />McQuilter said the operation is modeled after similar facilities on highways entering the Las Vegas area.<br /><br />“Where you’re actually deriving a lot of your gaming market from the actual highway traffic and so that’s why we’re including this truck stop component. What we would like to see – we all know how busy Highway 43 is with commercial trucks – is that they spend the night in our facility or stop in, grab a quick bite to eat and have a little bit of entertainment.” ......North Van's Grumpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17571810726275726952noreply@blogger.com