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Post by Alex Oreilly on Jun 19, 2012 13:26:21 GMT -5
its been a couple weeks since the new casino in Arundle Mills opened has anyone been there yet to see what it is like?
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Post by Deb G on Jun 19, 2012 14:23:42 GMT -5
Nope. I won't be going there.
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Post by Alex Oreilly on Jun 19, 2012 19:33:37 GMT -5
For obvious reasons I can understand, why most people in our area wont go to it but I guess I am more curious on what it is like and how it is setup.
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Post by Fire Marshal Bill on Aug 10, 2012 6:18:02 GMT -5
Just saw on the news Maryland has approved the possibility of another casino license in the state. I wonder if someone in Carroll or Fredrick County will apply. I wonder how a casino in Frederick would affect us here. For sure we would not get the gambling revenue, and much of that money would leave PA and go to Maryland, but how do you think it would affect tourism, and local businesses?
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Post by orrtannaoracle on Aug 10, 2012 7:54:51 GMT -5
FMB: I've cautioned against any assumptions on the RoI for a Gettysburg area casino for exactly the reason you have just posted. Now whether or not Maryland places one on I-70 in between the Baltimore Beltway and Route 15 this time around, they will eventually. Personally I don't think a casino draws "tourists" (unless you're in Vegas), casinos draw gamblers. As for local businesses - it may prove yet again the law of unintended consequences. FYI: even when I lived in Adams County, I was neutral about a casino but highly skeptical about the financial and employment projections thrown about. My all-time favorite BS promotional flyer was the Crossroads one from LeVan's first go-round where they compared their plans to rival the Greenbrier Hotel in WVa. 144 acres v. 6,750 acres. Yeah, right. Not to mention the dramatic difference in the surrounding terrain.   |
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Post by Venter on Aug 10, 2012 8:09:07 GMT -5
I just got another flyer from our Sign Organization advertising that the Midwest Show is at the Motor City Casino Hotel.
Why do you think they choose places like this?
PROBABLY because of the added entertainment factor.
Shows are over after 5pm, and people are at a Convention - relaxing and doing things they would not normally have the chance to do at home.
It becomes a DESTINATION.
Hotels fill up (not just the Casino Hotel), people visit, travel, eat, enjoy!
Golf Outings, Events, all of the Support Services that are related to these Hotels, Car rentals, Food Suppliers, etc.
It's NOT just about the gamblers.
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Post by lifesaver on Aug 10, 2012 8:26:33 GMT -5
I just got another flyer from our Sign Organization advertising that the Midwest Show is at the Motor City Casino Hotel. Why do you think they choose places like this? PROBABLY because of the added entertainment factor. Shows are over after 5pm, and people are at a Convention - relaxing and doing things they would not normally have the chance to do at home. It becomes a DESTINATION. Hotels fill up (not just the Casino Hotel), people visit, travel, eat, enjoy! Golf Outings, Events, all of the Support Services that are related to these Hotels, Car rentals, Food Suppliers, etc. It's NOT just about the gamblers. It's also fairly common for nursing/medical seminars to be held in casinos, especially if they run over multiple days. In fact, I just got a flyer for a conference in October in Phillie at the Valley Forge Casino Resort. |
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Post by Fire Marshal Bill on Aug 10, 2012 14:28:28 GMT -5
FMB: I've cautioned against any assumptions on the RoI for a Gettysburg area casino for exactly the reason you have just posted. Now whether or not Maryland places one on I-70 in between the Baltimore Beltway and Route 15 this time around, they will eventually. Personally I don't think a casino draws "tourists" (unless you're in Vegas), casinos draw gamblers. As for local businesses - it may prove yet again the law of unintended consequences. FYI: even when I lived in Adams County, I was neutral about a casino but highly skeptical about the financial and employment projections thrown about. My all-time favorite BS promotional flyer was the Crossroads one from LeVan's first go-round where they compared their plans to rival the Greenbrier Hotel in WVa. 144 acres v. 6,750 acres. Yeah, right. Not to mention the dramatic difference in the surrounding terrain. Please excuse me if I only partially agree with your statement that casinos only draw gamblers. I will agree that as a rule the only people visiting the casino proper will be gamblers. I say as a rule, there will be some going to the casino, should there have been one in the Gettysburg area, because they are here, and have never been to one and want to see what it is like. There will also be those who have been to other casinos in Pennsylvania and other locations and want to see how this one compares, but are not really gamblers. And not to start the arguments over again, I envisioned the casino as something else for people to do in the area, and another reason to visit. Although I do have a big interest in history, I am the only one in my family who can spend 10 or 12 hours a day submerged in history. So when we do family vacations we usually find a place with some history for me, and other things for the rest of the family. When the kids were younger, we would all do history for a while, and then all do something else for a while. As the kids got older we would all do something for a while, then split up, and later all meet at the other activity. Should a casino be placed in the Frederick area, as you say along I-70 someplace, Gettysburg will still be just a side trip for most people that would make it a destination if we had more to offer. The people interested in the casino will probably not visit if they are at the casino in Frederick. But if they were closer, either at the Cross Roads, or Mason Dixon, JUST MAYBE they would say “it is so close, why not take a bit of time to see just what there is.” Maybe on the next trip to the Casino, they would spend more time in town and on the battlefield. |
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Post by orrtannaoracle on Aug 10, 2012 16:42:35 GMT -5
I should have stipulated that I don't view conventioneers as tourists - the casinos often offer the organizations good prices to book their meetings/conventions in the hope that the attendees will drop by the casino and empty their wallets. I spent plenty of time in AC over the years for those type of events.
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Post by orrtannaoracle on Aug 21, 2012 3:44:51 GMT -5
Mason Dixon's appeal is denied.How unsurprising. Lashinger must really like writing checks to law firms. Someone should call the Monahan Funeral Home and make arrangements for the once-and-forever burial on the MD proposal.
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Post by Venter on Aug 22, 2012 8:00:19 GMT -5
Mason Dixon's appeal is denied.How unsurprising. Lashinger must really like writing checks to law firms. Someone should call the Monahan Funeral Home and make arrangements for the once-and-forever burial on the MD proposal. Agreed. The Fat Lady has sung, gone home, eaten a snack, taken a shower, and gone to bed with her BOB. |
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Post by Alex Oreilly on Aug 24, 2012 13:13:07 GMT -5
Yes it has, too bad for Adams County because we still need something to come into draw more tourists.
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Post by Thomas Paul on Aug 25, 2012 4:57:08 GMT -5
I haven't go there but i have dead the news about this casino on some internet article website.
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