The Grange...

[Blue Belle]

I've been seeing these ads on TV and the whole thing seems a little suspect. Sure they are giving money to schools and they are going to create 2000 jobs with health care benefits - but wouldn't the state get the same result if another company like Intel set up business here? Any thoughts?

[LWolf]

1. Is this the ad that sounds like

some wonderful community organization and turns out to be a gambling resort?

[Blue Belle]

2. That's the one!

Right next to a dog racing facility, with a waterfall, and fun for the kids!

[LWolf]

3. It took me 3 viewings

to "get" that it wasn't a really great community center. For a brief flash, I was wishing it was on MY side of the mountains.

Misleading advertising, to say the least.

[0rganism]

4. from what i heard, the state stands to lose money on the deal

there was from a study modeling the effect of their slot machines on the lottery. the study had the amount of slots as a variable, and the more slot machines they put in, the less the state makes overall. now i'm not a big fan of lotto, but it does bring in much-needed revenue.

i'm not seeing any up-side to "the grange" compared to the tribal casinos.

[Coyotl]

5. Out-of-country financial players created the petition drives to create their own gambling monopoly

VOTE NO and NO

[oregonjen]

6. Proponents suspend campaign

http://www.katu.com/politics/Proponents-of-Grange-casino-measures-suspend-campaign-174458751.html

Good news, still voting no!