Re: NYC - BPC Club raided
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It'll stop when sensible laws are made.... which will be never, because the government makes too much money from seizures and fines.
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Gambling in NYC will become legal when 2 things happen. The frist I could see happening and it's when the politicians realize they can somehow make more money from having it here than they're making from guys like Trump, who line their pockets to keep the buses flowing out of here to his casino's in AC. The second is a little tougher. It's when the politicians figure out how to make a lot of money from it for themselves.
It took a long time to get cable TV in NYC for the exact reason. It wasn't until Percy Sutton's company, of which David Dinkins and other big names were major shareholders, got a major slice of the monopoly pie for themselves and therefore the votes to pass it. When it comes to changing laws where lots of money will be made, it always comes back to how much the politicians and their friends will make from it. Just look at the West Side Stadium deal.
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