Glad to see their priorities are in order.

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Is this for real?

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"The Las Vegas-based company's casino in downtown New Orleans suffered about $200,000 of damage -- doors and a section of roof were ripped off, Lopez said, adding that power won't be restored to the property for at least two weeks.

"Early estimates that casinos could open within a few days are overly optimistic, and, at the least, we expect severe business disruption from the devastated areas for the next several months even if some of the casinos can get up and running over the near term," Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Eric Hausler said in a report."
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From:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167879,00.html




Are they really talking about re-opening a CASINO in NO right now? Am I still asleep?

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. They do employ a lot of people

and those people all need paychecks.

[elehhhhna]

4. True, but so do the schools & hospitals, etc. ad nauseum.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. I'm not sure I would want

the local crap dealer teaching math?

[bryant69]

2. I don't know

Things like that might have a symbolic benefit - and of course there is the capitalist motive of who ever gets the casino open first will have a captive audience.

Bryant
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[TheWatcher]

3. What reality do these people live in?

The ENTIRE CITY IS UNDER WATER.

They aren't going to be opening anything in New orleans for quite some time.