On Gambling in Florida ... by guest blogger, Barry White

Well Governor Scott. The high rollers from Malaysia might just have solved your employment problem in Florida with their Cotton Candy Machine Casino in downtown Miami which should go very well with the Arsht Center; ugh!

So, run these numbers. Not finding the exact numbers on line but let's start with the number of croupiers in Las Vegas. Then we can find the related professions in Las Vegas and come up with a multiplier factor. So if we find there are 3500 croupiers and 20,000 prostitutes, we have a multiplier of 5.7. We can run the same numbers for pimps, pawn shops, extra police, bail bondsman, lawyers (oh happy day!), night courts, muggers, Gamblers Anonymous chapters, minimum wage jobs, homes for all of these people (mainly section 8), water (which we do not have) for all of these people, 24 hour establishments in the area (I know a great spot for a tattoo parlor near Braman Cadillac), noise in the area, laundries (I hear brothels use lots of towels). And don't forget the beauty parlors; our Ladies,and Men, and Children, of the night, day, afternoon, evening, lunch break, coffee break, must always look beautiful. Jobs. Jobs. Jobs.

And it does not stop here. There are 29 legal brothels in Nevada. With a few well placed chips in Tallahassee, we should be able to get a bill to permit them here; if they can pass a bill to let brainless people ride motorcycles without helmets so they can smash their heads to pieces, they can pass anything; does improve the gene pool though.

So, The Shady Lady Ranch can open a branch in Miami, maybe in Coral Gables or maybe in fun loving Coconut Grove. More jobs. Are you loving this Rick? Shady Lady Ranch Orlando; has a nice ring to it. Great family fun. (click 'read more' please)


But think of all of the city planning firms that The Genting Group of Malaysia
has eliminated the need for; I'm sure Dover Kohl did not have a role in deciding
that a $3 Billion dollar Casino empire plunked down in the middle of our city was
just what we needed. For a hundred years Viscaya has defined the nature of
homes and parks; now we will have a Cotton Candy Machine as the model.
Will the zoning code permit me to put a Cotton Candy Spire on my Kendall
Home? Will I exceed the building height? I certainly cannot exceed the height
for lack of taste. After spending $450 Million to build the lovely Arsht Center
it will be upstaged by what looks like a Flea Market. That's what happens when
folks come 12,000 miles to dictate the nature of our fair city. More screwing.

Bringing gambling to Miami will assure that we never make it into the top
100 of anything; rarely do now, like Las Vegas. After 42 years in the travel
industry, and visiting almost every part of this planet, it always amazes me
that a city built on tourism does so little to deserve it and earn it; so much
that could be done. Guess its easier to try to live up the Sin City moniker;
doin' what comes naturally. We can do better. I'll help if asked. Where are
the pictures Mayor Gimenez?

One business that should clean up is the one that issues the performance
bonds for the Genting Project. The whole project will have to be bonded in
case they quit in the middle of building it; who pays to tear it down or complete
it, who pays for the billions of dollars in infrastructure the city and county
will have to spend for the project; no developer ever covers the full cost
of the infrastructure. We usually take it from the have nots; Liberty City and
Overtown give it up for developments in south and west county.

Maybe the whores are already here; this disgusting project is seriously
being considered, right? And they are already fighting over the revenue.
See, we are already helping the ecology of the area; vultures already
love the idea! Wait. Maybe those are vultures, not cotton candy.

Don’t think that the Gianting, excuse me, Genting of Miami will make
us a Monte Carlo; I have never seen flip flops, shorts or crop tops in the
casino there. It seems that “Tiger” Au sees us as the weakest of the herd
of cities that he can pounce on; sorry “Tiger” Au, no lunch today. Take your sins
elsewhere, maybe back to Raffles so you can spend your days sipping
your favorite drink there.

BTW, Mr. Au, you mentioned solar energy. Well, Governor Scott, solar
and wind in Florida could mean over $100 billion in new business and
lots of jobs for the State; just ask us about it.

So, all you fine folks in Miami and Florida who want all of these of these
important jobs “Tiger” Au is touting, do your duty. Support gambling; one
of those jobs might just be for you. Get that tummy tuck; could be a business
expense in a few years.

Barry J. White
Vice-President
Citizens Against Non-concurrency Taskforce, Inc.
CANT: "You Can't do that!"
www.CANTmiami.org