Dart: Legalized Video Poker A "Horrible Idea"
Interviewed by WTTW's John Callaway on Friday, Cook Co. Sheriff Tom Dart strongly opposed the state legislature's move to legalize video poker as a way to pay for a capital infrastructure program. Watch it (full video here):
Before the ...
Interviewed by WTTW's John Callaway on Friday, Cook Co. Sheriff Tom Dart strongly opposed the state legislature's move to legalize video poker as a way to pay for a capital infrastructure program. Watch it (full video here):
Before the revenue proposal passed both chambers last week, Dart had expressed similar concerns to the Sun-Times Mark Brown. Speaking of which, the Sun-Times editorialized in opposition to the proposal today, noting the lack of substantive discussion in Springfield:
We'd love to report to you how our state lawmakers thoughtfully debated that critical question to arrive at a reasoned conclusion.
And we would like to think that Gov. Quinn could then consider the arguments made in that lengthy debate before signing of video poker gambling into law -- or not. [...]
We'd love to give you the blow- by-blow of that intelligent and informed debate.
Problem is, it never happened.
The editorial, however, overlooks one of the more disconcerting aspects of this gaming expansion: Illinois does an abysmal job of providing assistance to problem gamblers. From Joseph Ryan's Daily Herald report last year:
A Daily Herald review of the state's casino industry reveals that Illinois falls far short compared to other states in helping gambling addicts even though their tremendous losses bolster the state's bank account, allowing lawmakers to avoid unpopular tax hikes.
This has left a safety net riddled with holes for a projected 384,622 adults in Illinois who are problem or pathological gamblers. [...]
Between 1995 and 2007, the state took in a total of $13.5 billion from legalized gambling and spent $7.3 million on treatment or awareness campaigns.
How do other Midwestern states deal with the problem? Indiana, Michigan, and Iowa all set aside three or four times as much for these types of resources. Minnesota, for example, allows problem gamblers to receive inpatient treatment free of charge. In Illinois, a similar 90-day program would cost the patient nearly $30,000. As Ryan noted, "Few problem gamblers have that kind of money."
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Just one more regressive tax to put the burden of the state onto individuals rather than corporations. A friend of mine calls it the dream tax. On a bright note, at least Illinois isn't giving tax credits for televangelist scams called a jobs program.
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Legalizing poker would be a horrible idea.
It takes money away from the state lotteries.
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Please read the entire bill that was passed pertaining to the legalizing of video poker. READ the Entire bill.
People that are making comments on this subject are very ill-informed. This venture will be entirely controlled by the state. Strict background checks are going to be put forth before anyone can do this.
The regulations are endless. Poker machines must be in a secluded spot away from those under 21.
It is not the job of the government to police who is gambling, especially if it is legal. If a person is a habitual gambler, they will find a way to do it no matter what. If you are going to control the gambling, then control the alcohol consumption too. If the poker machines generate money for state projects, and I don't have to have a tax increase, so be it. You took away smoking, and if what little smokers are left all stop, what are you going to tax then. Tax on cigarettes brings alot of revenue to many counties,smokers have always been the first to be taxed. Now they are crossing state lines and fueling another states tax revenue. We have casino's, and lottery. All I am asking is that you read the entire bill before giving an opinion.
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Not all the gamblers have the money, it would be a shame to take advantage of these people knowing they have a problem. Why would a gambler pay $30,000 when he knows he could so easily gamble the money? As far as I am concerned I think online gambling is safer than live gambling, at least this is what I understand from reading few online casino reviews...
It is not the job of the government to police who is gambling, especially if it is legal. If a person is a habitual gambler, they will find a way to do it no matter what. If you are going to control the gambling, then control the alcohol consumption too. If the poker machines generate money for state projects, and I don't have to have a tax increase, so be it. You took away smoking, and if what little smokers
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are left all stop, what are you going to tax then. Tax on cigarettes brings alot of revenue to many counties,smokers have always been the first to be taxed. Now they are crossing state lines and fueling another states tax revenue. We have casino's, and lottery. All I am asking is that you read the entire bill before giving an opinion.
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