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Originally Posted by CIA
Why not? Atlantic City is hemorriding a slow, pathetic death.
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Originally Posted by Crawford
Gambling is most definitely happening. Christie has already agreed to ending the AC-only rule.
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It's not going to happen for a variety of reasons, but assuming that it did, there are other municipalities where it would happen, not Jersey City, and certainly not anywhere near Liberty State Park. It's a pipe dream that's throwing in a major race track along with another giant ferris wheel.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf...rsey_city.html
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"I’m excited about the potential for a world-class facility that includes a casino, hotel and convention center as well as the largest ferris wheel in the world all located next to the best park in New Jersey," Mayor Steve Fulop said. "I still need more information regarding the racetrack to be confident it will not harm Liberty State Park. This development would create 25,000 jobs and over $5 billion of investment, which would be one of the largest construction projects in the United States."
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What else is he gonna say?
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Sweeney said last week he was willing to consider putting forth a constitutional amendment for voters to approve to allow gambling elsewhere in the state 2015 — as long as it included a way to help Atlantic City.
For his part, Christie said last week he was "happy to have that conversation" with Sweeney.
While Sweeney declined to comment specifically on the Jersey City proposal, he did say that "if we’re going to look at opening (gambling) up, it could be in Jersey City or somewhere else up north where a casino could be beneficial."
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