Tag: Opinion
OPINION: A casino next to Citi Field in Queens will help many people
For decades, the parking lots surrounding Citi Field have represented a missed opportunity. The 50 acres of empty asphalt have divided our... more
OPINION: A Times Square casino can make the area safer
Recently, a food vendor was shot in Times Square. That could have been me. I’ve worked as a street vendor in Times Square for more than... more
BOOK REVIEW: Gambling It All Away
“There have always been Americans driven to ruin by gambling. But never have so many been driven to ruin so easily, and never has... more
OPINION: Say ‘no’ to casinos in northern New Jersey
This is the bad idea that never dies. The issue of approving legal casino gambling in Northern New Jersey has been the source of multiple... more
OPINION: Minnesota tribal casino foes need argument other than property taxes
I don’t know whether to support the idea of a casino near Moorhead or not. The discussion and debate has just started and I... more
OPINION: Does Britain need 24-hour gambling arcades? There must be better things to do at 3am
I was in the West Midlands early one morning this week when I got a message from an Irish friend in Abu Dhabi. It was a link to a story...... more
OPINION: Apparently whitey’s casinos are OK in North Dakota
When Republican Sen. Scott Meyer and other lawmakers backed legislation that would authorize the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa to... more
OPINION: The gambling generation gap
Nothing seemed amiss when, as president of the Kentuckians of New York, I approved of putting this line on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby... more
OPINION: Relax, the Moorhead, MN, tribal casino isn’t happening anytime soon
There was nothing new that came out of the White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe’s informational presentation to the Moorhead... more
OPINION: Debate over North Dakota casino results in another insult toward Native Americans
There’s been an unfortunate theme during this legislative session wherein lawmakers cast insults at North Dakota’s indigenous... more