TimC Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Borgata reservations....July 12, 13, and 14th. It's my semi-annual poker plundering of Yankees where I show up in mah Confederate Flag Zubaz pants . Dallas Cowboys' Troy Aikman jersey , Four More Years of King Bush hat, and Rush Limbaugh doing something censored to Donovan McNabb card protector . There are only 2 kinds of gamblers in Atlantic City....dumb Giants fans or dumber Eagles fans. They take one look at me and practically hand over their money. Now yer Gubnah has decided to shut down the state because it's more important to feed the people 2 blocks off the boardwalk than keep the casinos open. What the hell is wrong with you people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke 1982 Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Borgata reservations....July 12, 13, and 14th. It's my semi-annual poker plundering of Yankees where I show up in mah Confederate Flag Zubaz pants . Dallas Cowboys' Troy Aikman jersey , Four More Years of King Bush hat, and Rush Limbaugh doing something censored to Donovan McNabb card protector . There are only 2 kinds of gamblers in Atlantic City....dumb Giants fans or dumber Eagles fans. They take one look at me and practically hand over their money. Now yer Gubnah has decided to shut down the state because it's more important to feed the people 2 blocks off the boardwalk than keep the casinos open. What the hell is wrong with you people? Gotta raise those taxes. Could not be a dem without that strategy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 Gotta raise those taxes. Could not be a dem without that strategy. How about cutting some of the mafia wages the state pays 'em? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 If you don't like what is going on in NJ, move there and vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke 1982 Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 If you don't like what is going on in NJ, move there and vote. LOL....the point of this board is to voice opinion. I guess you have never commented on anything other than where you can vote? Like Iraq? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 Don't other states pay Jersey enough to dump our garbage wherever we want in the state to keep them afloat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 LOL....the point of this board is to voice opinion. I guess you have never commented on anything other than where you can vote? Like Iraq? I guess that subtle humor is lost here. I was only offering Timmy an option for dealing with his dissatisfaction with NJ. However, regarding Iraq, I can vote for the morans that set our policy on Iraq. Therefore, commenting on Iraq is permissable under Article 3. But, that is for another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I like New Jersey. But then again, I am a big fan of disgarded hypodermical needles, nuclear waste, radio active sludge pits, state poet lauretes who advocate killing all white people and Jews, ostensibly straight governers who come flying out of the closet when confronted with a sexual harrasment suit from his gay lover, welfare states, whole cities which can be categorized as one big ghetto, and a place where 2 NFL teams play but are embarrased to take the name New Jersey. Its my kind of place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I was headed to The Borgata for a tournament in their new poker room and the Bogata Poker Open started today. On top of it the State is losing over $1 million a day in tax revenus from the casinos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Why are they closing down the casino's there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 We also shut down the lottery, racetrack and a lot of the beaches.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Why are they closing down the casino's there? State employees monitor the money coming in. All non-essential state employees are laid off because of the lack of a budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 We also shut down the lottery, racetrack and a lot of the beaches.. Why? I dont understand what is going on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Why? I dont understand what is going on... look up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) Why? I dont understand what is going on... New Jersey begins statewide shutdown Lottery stopped; casinos could be next Monday, July 3, 2006; Posted: 12:43 p.m. EDT (16:43 GMT) Sal Trentacoste holds a lottery ticket he could not redeem on Saturday because of the shutdown. YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS New Jersey Jon S. Corzine Civil and Public Services or Create Your Own Manage Alerts | What Is This? TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- New Jersey's courts didn't open Monday, lottery ticket sales shut down, and the same could happen to betting at race tracks and the Atlantic City casinos. As the first workweek under a state government shutdown began, more than half the state work force was off the job and those who were working might not get paid. Gov. Jon S. Corzine imposed the shutdown after lawmakers missed a July 1 deadline to adopt a new state budget. The impasse among Democrats over a sale tax increase left New Jersey with no means to spend money, and a private four-hour meeting Sunday between the governor and top Assembly and Senate leaders ended without a compromise. (Watch what happens to small business when the government shuts down -- 1:37) The Senate planned to meet Monday, and Senate President Richard J. Codey told senators to be ready to stay in session until a budget is adopted. But no Assembly meetings were scheduled. "I would welcome the Assembly actually coming in, staying in Trenton, working on the budget, hour after hour, 24 hours a day until we come up with a budget," Corzine said Monday morning on CNN. "I can't veto a budget, I can't sign a budget until it's actually presented by the Legislature." No budget bills had moved through legislative committees yet, and any legislation those panels approve must wait a full calendar day before receiving final votes in the Assembly and Senate. If no bills move forward Monday, the Legislature couldn't adopt a budget before Wednesday morning. Road construction and lottery sales were among the first casualties of the shutdown. Race tracks and casinos, which require state monitoring, will be closed Wednesday if no budget is enacted by then. State parks, beaches and historic sites will close their gates on Wednesday. If the shutdown drags on, Corzine said, services paid for with state aid, such as prescription drug assistance and hospitals, will also be hit. A state appellate panel on Sunday ordered horse tracks closed at the end of business Tuesday. The horse racing industry said it would appeal if the budget impasse is not resolved. The casinos are also waging a court battle to remain open. The head of the Casino Control Commission told Atlantic City's 12 casinos to lock up at 8 a.m. Wednesday, and an appeals court panel on Monday denied the casinos' request to stay open while the appeals continue. "We're still studying the order and trying to figure out what it means for us," said casino association lawyer John Kearney. The state extended deadlines for people trying to renew driver's licenses, vehicle registrations and car inspections -- a good thing, since some people showed up at state offices Monday only to find the offices were closed. "I was shocked. It's a waste of time and money and my day off," said Victoria Moore, 53, of Ocean City, who was looking to renew her license at an office in Egg Harbor Township. "I balance my budget at home, why can't they balance theirs? I know how to cut corners at home, why can't they?" About 45,000 state employees are on furlough in the meantime, with only personnel deemed essential, including state police, prison guards, child welfare workers, and some administration staff still working. Budget talks became heated this year as Corzine proposed increasing the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent to help overcome a $4.5 billion budget deficit. The proposal would cost the average New Jersey family $275 per year, according to experts. Most Democrats in the Assembly and several Senate Democrats oppose the sales tax increase, fearing voter backlash and preferring to reserve any tax increase for property tax changes. Assembly Democrats proposed a series of alternatives, some of which Corzine accepted, but both sides remained $1 billion apart as the budget deadline passed. Corzine's order allows him to keep 36,000 state employees working without pay. But it is unclear whether state workers -- those ordered to work and those furloughed -- will be paid. Corzine said the decision rests with the Legislature. Lawmakers must approve an appropriations bill and Corzine must sign it before workers can get paid for the shutdown period. "Everybody deserves to be paid," said Carla Katz, president of Communications Workers of America Local 1034. "We're going to fight to ensure that everybody is paid, essential and nonessential employees. Our members are ready and willing to come to work." Edited July 5, 2006 by whomper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 what a freaking BS political move--the casinos generate revenue for the state, so to shut them down because the inspectors are state employees is putting the NJ budget into an even bigger mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 what a freaking BS political move--the casinos generate revenue for the state, so to shut them down because the inspectors are state employees is putting the NJ budget into an even bigger mess Typical tax and spend Democrats. What do you expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 6, 2006 Author Share Posted July 6, 2006 I was headed to The Borgata for a tournament in their new poker room and the Bogata Poker Open started today. On top of it the State is losing over $1 million a day in tax revenus from the casinos. Yep, we were going for the Borgata Poker Open next week. Maybe we'll get heads up in the finals if you're around next Wednesday-Saturday. It's funny how the Democrats don't mind shutting down private businesses for their own gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Yep, we were going for the Borgata Poker Open next week. Maybe we'll get heads up in the finals if you're around next Wednesday-Saturday. It's funny how the Democrats don't mind shutting down private businesses for their own gain. When are you leaving on sat the 15th? The wife and I are headed to Ballys for her B-day on the 15th and should be there mid-afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 6, 2006 Author Share Posted July 6, 2006 Tbone, we're heading up Tuesday at midnight to get there before the first tourney Wednesday morning and coming back Saturday morning (or when broke, whichever comes first). Looks like we'll just miss each other. We've got a room at the Borgata and will be in the poker room most of the time. Probably won't even leave the casino. And I had a special birthday present for yer wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 6, 2006 Author Share Posted July 6, 2006 Oh, and did you guys see on the news talking about people going out to the Atlantic City beach and complaining it smelled like trash? Apparently a bunch of dead mullosks or something washed ashore. What a crap place without the casinos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Tbone, we're heading up Tuesday at midnight to get there before the first tourney Wednesday morning and coming back Saturday morning (or when broke, whichever comes first). Looks like we'll just miss each other. We've got a room at the Borgata and will be in the poker room most of the time. Probably won't even leave the casino. And I had a special birthday present for yer wife. Well that sucks, we will just miss each other. Good luck while you are there. We never leave the casino once we get there either. As far as the wifes present goes, she says she doesn't like "little" things but thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 (edited) Is trying to balance a 4.5 BILLION dollar budget deficit a good thing? Edited July 6, 2006 by Brewer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 TBone and TimC I am there every weekend, I have an apt. in Ventnor the next town down the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cool Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Does this mean that Gov Corzine will now get BJ's from the interns?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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