With the election for Governor of Texas heating up, the gaming possibilities for the state subject is starting to get some play. This morning in the Dallas Morning News, an article appeared and although has no new information, it sort of addresses the efforts by some groups to get a gaming bill on the ballot for Texas voters to approve or disapprove.
The fact still remains that it is in Rick Perry’s hands…..it would be nice to have a new governor in Texas next year but in reality, Bill White is a real longshot. Also, White is not too keen on expanding gaming in Texas either but may at least be open to letting it pass the legislature in 2011 so that residents of the state can decide.
Rick Perry has made a lot of $$$ by keeping gaming/casinos/poker out of Texas but with the purchase of properties in Texas by some of the Tribes in Oklahoma, their opposition my subside……..it is really the only hope for the forseeable future.
Here is the link to the DMN article today….guess we can read between the lines…not much has changed. We are still funding school and state budgets for Oklahoma and Louisiana as well at Texas by sending our gambling dollars to those states.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/070810dntexgamble.11e3f00ec.html
I?d come to ccuonr with you here. Which is not something I usually do! I really like reading a post that will make people think. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!