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The Indians are now considered to be US citizens, but that
did not happen until the mid 1950s. The Indian Treaties consider the Indian Nations as countries within the USA. They can have their own laws, and they discovered that includes a casino and selling cigarettes w/o taxes. "Aluckyguess" wrote in message ... | What I dont understand is only the Indians can have Casino's. I know some | wealthy bussiness man or corporation are either funding or running it. I | just think anyone should be able to but in for the local casino. | "Dave S" wrote in message | ink.net... | Jay.. how far away is "one town south"? | | Most of the casino towns near me (3-4 hours away from Houston in Louisiana | have shuttles that go to the nearby hotels from the casinos. Some are run | by the hotels.. some are run by the casinos.. | | If this isnt more than a 10-15 minute drive, you outta consider the | possibility of shuttling guests to the casino if it can be supported by | your business model. Obviously if its not conducive to the bottom line | then it wouldnt make sense to do so. You know your situation and market | better than I. | | | In answer to your question.. | | Grand Casino Coushatta, Kinder, LA. Closest public airport 15 mi away in | Oakdale, LA with a bizjet capable field (yet nearly abandoned, few based | planes) and hospitality trailer. They shuttle. I've ended up with a limo | ride a few times instead of the van. | | I've not flown to em, but there are casino's in Lake Charles, LA.. one | near Chennault Field and another near Lake Charles. I believe both | casino's shuttle from there. | | Shreveport Downtown airport is less than a mile from the riverboats in | Shreveport, LA. No shuttle service but a cabride for a mile cant be more | than 10 bux (well it can, but I digress). I've never done downtown, always | went to the big airport and stayed with family out there. | | Dave | | Jay Honeck wrote: | "Our" new casino, built to the tune of over $100 million, opened last | week in Riverside, IA, just one town south of us. Iowa City's airport | is the closest, so we expect to see some traffic because of this, | although, of course, they've built their own hotel, so it may actually | *hurt* our business... | | Anyway, for those of you who enjoy gambling, there is now yet another | reason to come visit us! | | (An aside. This area is really becoming quite amazing. In a single | day, you can see Amish on horse and buggies, eat lunch in Amana (a | large German, formerly communal settlement that is Iowa's biggest | tourist attraction), play some black jack at the casino for lunch, and | attend a world-class play or concert at the University in the evening. | All without traffic or crime.) | | Say what you want about gambling, the casinos usually bend over | backwards to provide service to pilots, under the (often false) | assumption that we've got money to burn. Which leads to the subject | line. | | We routinely visit the casino in Prairie du Chein, WI, not because we | like to gamble, but because we enjoy their airport pick-up/drop-off | service, and their (*burp*) buffets. Just a week or two ago, we | joined Jim & Tami Burns in a flight to the "Ho-Chunk Casino" (I'm NOT | making that name up) in Baraboo/Wisconsin Dells -- once again, just to | eat. (Ho-Chunk is pretty cool, actually, with a very "Cabela's-like" | indoor mountain/water fall, marred only by the thick blue cigarette | smoke atmosphere...) | | I'm sure there are others that we haven't yet discovered -- but the | plane is gassed and ready to go! Where are the fly-in casinos in | *your* neck of the woods? | -- | Jay Honeck | Iowa City, IA | Pathfinder N56993 | www.AlexisParkInn.com | "Your Aviation Destination" | | | |
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What I dont understand is only the Indians can have Casino's.
"Casinos" is plural. "Casino's" is possessive. The reason Indians are the only ones that can have casinos is that usually, in the juisdiction involved, gambling is illegal. The Indians however can carve out what is essentially a separate nation, with their own laws. They don't have to obey ours. So, they can have casnios. There's more to it, but that's the essence. Jose -- The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:46:39 GMT, Jose
wrote: What I dont understand is only the Indians can have Casino's. "Casinos" is plural. "Casino's" is possessive. The reason Indians are the only ones that can have casinos is that usually, in the juisdiction involved, gambling is illegal. The Indians however can carve out what is essentially a separate nation, with their own laws. They don't have to obey ours. So, they can have casnios. There's more to it, but that's the essence. There's also poetic justice. And the opportunity for some to skim a lot of money. Don |
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In article .com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote: Anyway, for those of you who enjoy gambling, there is now yet another reason to come visit us! (An aside. This area is really becoming quite amazing. In a single day, you can see Amish on horse and buggies, . . Yeah - but can you bet on them? ![]() Tony -- Tony Roberts PP-ASEL VFR OTT Night Cessna 172H C-GICE |
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(An aside. This area is really becoming quite amazing. In a single
day, you can see Amish on horse and buggies, . . Yeah - but can you bet on them? ![]() Hmmm...I don't see why not? Of course, the Amish won't acknowledge your existence, they all pay with cash, and they don't gamble -- but that doesn't mean the rest of us couldn't bet on 'em? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Dave S" wrote in message
ink.net... Shreveport Downtown airport is less than a mile from the riverboats in Shreveport, LA. No shuttle service but a cabride for a mile cant be more than 10 bux (well it can, but I digress). I've never done downtown, always went to the big airport and stayed with family out there. Actually, it's about 2 miles from DTN to the middle of the US-79 bridge over the Red River... There are a couple of casinos within a block or two of the bridge, IIRC... The other casinos are located south of the I-20 bridge and as such are around 3.5 to 4 miles away... I've walked from DTN to downtown before (didn't have a cell phone and no pay phone was around the airport)... It was night and some of the areas that you walk through, it probably is in your best interest to pay attention to your surroundings... Shreveport has kind of gone downhill over the last 30 years... Probably like a lot of inner cities, I guess... |
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