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57 minutes ago, NUance said:

 

I have an uncle who used to be a big time sports bettor many years ago.  He sat next to T.O. on a commercial flight one time when Tom was still coaching.  Tom was friendly with him at the beginning of the flight.  Then my uncle tried to explain how important it was for Tom to go ahead kick those field goals late in the game it it'd put them over the point-spread.  T.O. quit talking to him after that and immersed himself in a magazine.  

 

I suspect that was one of T.O.'s unpleasant fan interactions.  lol

What's funny is how many of the super positive interactions were because people won some money???

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Just now, funhusker said:

Then the obligatory question: are you against the sell of alcohol to adults?

 

If "no", then why be against gambling.

If "yes", then congrats on being consistent :thumbs


Ah yes , the obligatory straw man argument. Well done. You are very smart.

 

I’m not against gambling as a whole. I’m against it being in Neb. Those are two different things. 
 

If you want to gamble, go for it. Head on over to Council Tucky. 

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Just now, Fru said:


Ah yes , the obligatory straw man argument. Well done. You are very smart.

 

I’m not against gambling as a whole. I’m against it being in Neb. Those are two different things. 
 

If you want to gamble, go for it. Head on over to Council Tucky. 

So a person living and working in Nebraska won't suffer from gambling addiction and its consequences if it is done across the Missouri?

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14 minutes ago, funhusker said:

So a person living and working in Nebraska won't suffer from gambling addiction and its consequences if it is done across the Missouri?

3 minutes ago, Fru said:

Again with the straw man. That’s not even close to what I said. 

I guess what I don't understand is why you think that roughly 30 minute drive for most people really makes a difference?  To me, we're already suffering the costs of it; might as well reap the benefits.

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10 minutes ago, RedSavage said:

I guess what I don't understand is why you think that roughly 30 minute drive for most people really makes a difference?  To me, we're already suffering the costs of it; might as well reap the benefits.


Sorry it’s just tough for me to focus when the goalposts keep moving. First I thought TO shouldn’t talk about legislation, then the conversation moved to alcohol and tobacco, now it’s “Eh it’s a half hour away, who cares?”

 

What benefits? Just because a state has legalized gambling doesn’t mean it generates unmitigated revenue. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.propublica.org/article/illinois-video-gambling-some-states-waiting-gambling-windfall/amp

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gambling-report-20190912-ga56b2vu5bcrfaobgq53iu5w3e-story.html%3foutputType=amp

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4 minutes ago, Fru said:


Sorry it’s just tough for me to focus when the goalposts keep moving. First I thought TO shouldn’t talk about legislation, then the conversation moved to alcohol and tobacco, now it’s “Eh it’s a half hour away, who cares?”

 

What benefits? Just because a state has legalized gambling doesn’t mean it generates unmitigated revenue. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.propublica.org/article/illinois-video-gambling-some-states-waiting-gambling-windfall/amp

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gambling-report-20190912-ga56b2vu5bcrfaobgq53iu5w3e-story.html%3foutputType=amp

Gambling in Okla was to be a cure all to education funding.  It didn't work that way.   Now the state wants to increase its cut of the gambling revenue.  A judge has ordered the state and the tribes into arbitration over the issue. 

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I love Coach and respect his point of view on this topic.  I just fundamentally disagree with it.

 

Just because I disagree with it doesn't mean he needs to stay home.  He should stand up for what he believes in.  This attitude that people who disagree with you need to be silent is rotten to its core, and has given American politics a$$ cancer.

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9 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Gambling in Okla was to be a cure all to education funding.  It didn't work that way.   Now the state wants to increase its cut of the gambling revenue.  A judge has ordered the state and the tribes into arbitration over the issue. 


Correct me if I’m wrong TG, but didn’t Oklahoma significantly cut funding for schools, because they said the projections of the gambling revenue would be enough? But then the gambling revenue was so low the schools were drastically underfunded, leading to the teacher strike a couple years ago? 

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38 minutes ago, Fru said:


Sorry it’s just tough for me to focus when the goalposts keep moving. First I thought TO shouldn’t talk about legislation, then the conversation moved to alcohol and tobacco, now it’s “Eh it’s a half hour away, who cares?”

 

What benefits? Just because a state has legalized gambling doesn’t mean it generates unmitigated revenue. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.propublica.org/article/illinois-video-gambling-some-states-waiting-gambling-windfall/amp

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gambling-report-20190912-ga56b2vu5bcrfaobgq53iu5w3e-story.html%3foutputType=amp

 

Sorry I thought we we're talking about the potential revenue in Nebraska.  But sure, let's keep giving millions of dollars to Iowa.  We don't need it anyways.

 

https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Debate-strikes-over-gambling-in-Nebraska-after-Sen-Wayne-proposes-new-bill-567740151.html

 

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In January alone, the three Iowa casinos saw more than $8 million in bets on sports and $31 million on table games and slots.

Supporters say Nebraska opponents of expanding gambling are being hypocritical, that the lottery has been here for years and participants have better odds of winning at a casino.

 

Since September — when sports betting went into effect in Iowa — Wayne said Iowa has collected $1.9 million in new revenue.

 

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13 minutes ago, RedSavage said:

 

Sorry I thought we we're talking about the potential revenue in Nebraska.  But sure, let's keep giving millions of dollars to Iowa.  We don't need it anyways.

 

https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Debate-strikes-over-gambling-in-Nebraska-after-Sen-Wayne-proposes-new-bill-567740151.html

 

 


You’re the ones propping up new straw man arguments with every response, not me.

 

K. Now factor in the suicides, the bankruptcies, the crime, the divorces, the work absenteeism etc. 

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