VoiceO Reason of Portland, ME When will this country be finished paying reparations to the "natives"?

There isn't a single Native American alive today who has had his land taken, no one alive today who's parents, or even grandparents were "displaced" by the white Europeans.

My family moved to America after the Native Americans were booted from their land. They moved here after slavery was ended. None of my relatives did it. Why should we still continue paying?

The government should make this a casion-rich state.

How is it that the city of Bangor was given $17 million by Hollywood Slots as their share in just the first year, but nobody is calling this a good thing and something other communities should be able to enjoy.report abuse

articpanther of economically depressed central maine, ME I support the tribal racino in Washington County because I feel that GOV.38 is a hypocrite when he was in the legislature he sponsored/drafted the original casino bill for Washington County and was pro casino till he ran for Governor in 2002.
Under his term in office including his predecessor Ex Gov. King who is also anti-gambling the created massive expansion of the State Lottery including bringing Powerball to Maine. The only plan he to create jobs is have more studies and commissions for Washington County I'm sorry but commissions, taxing and borrowing money to create jobs hasn't worked for Maine including Washington County.
As someone who signed the petition to get the racino on the ballot I want to see them succeed because I believe the Angus King's, Baldacci's and Dennis Bailey's of the world have done nothing but create the mess we are in today and will do nothing more but to destroy Maine's economy and destroy the chances for the tribes and Maine residents to have prosperity.report abuse

DON Stebbins of Livermore Falls, ME HEY DONALD LOGAN , IF YOU GOT MONEY TO SPEND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CHARITY. IM SURE THEY WILL USE YOUR CASH WISELY. CASINO-NO I THOUGH THAT WAS SOME HYPCRITE FROM SOUTHERN MAINE. WAKE UP MY FRIEND OR ARE YOU ONE OF THEM...report abuse

Dorothy Garland To Donald Logan of Falmouth......Lots of Canadians from Saint John , Moncton,plus some from Nova Scotia will go there too....if the facilities are good.report abuse

Kevin Beling of Cape Elizabeth, ME Since European Americans killed off too many indians in the 19th century, we can't give the country back to them, so I guess its the least we can do. Let the "first peoples," "indians," "native americans" have some casinos. I support doing pretty much anything we can do to let them get a better standard of living. Call it white guilt, but they really got the short end of the stick and should be able to have some special considerations.report abuse

Eric of Phila, PA
I don't see any harm in letting the Racino give it a shot. If it doesn't work, then Washington County wouldn't be any worse off than now. Also, what's the problem with table games?? The worst odds for the gamblers are in slots. So, why not allow table games?

I've heard Baldy is against this because he is in the pocket of the call center businesses, and the call center businesses don't want other businesses, like casinos, coming in and paying better wages than the call centers.report abuse

TheBam of Bangor, ME Hard for the Gov to see the light, when his head is in the sand.report abuse

Donald Logan of Falmouth, ME For those of you want to see this proposal go forward, where do you think the customers are going to come from? I doubt that gamblers in NH, MA are going to drive to Washington County when Foxwoods is a much shorter drive. Do you expect gamblers in Southern Maine to drive past the Bangor facility? Doubt it. I guess that leaves those who live in eastern Maine. How many is that and what is their disposable income?

A comparison with Arizona isn't very solid. Look at the differences in the size of the market....eastern Maine vs Arizona.

And there are the problems that gambling brings. Debt, personal banckrupcy, etc.

I want a say in this as the social cost will be borne by the entire state via our taxes. To date the governor has seen the light on this issue.

I am sending my check to CasinNo today.report abuse

sarge of old orchard beach, ME I'm still waiting for OOB to get'a casinoreport abuse

Sage of anywhere, ME beachmom, the state of Connecticut's cut of the gambling profits is sizable. The people of CT profit in that their property taxes, etc., are offset by the millions derived from CT's compacts with the Mashantucket Pequots and Mohegans.

I'm in so. Maine and would vote FOR a racino in Wash County. The reality is, what company is going to put a business up in Lubec? We can't induce businesses to come to southern Maine. Northern Maine? You must be kidding. If a racino allows the people in Wash County to create jobs and expand tourism up there, good for them.

State leaders ought to stop with the morality crap. People can't eat morals. They need jobs.

We continuously hear about what we can't do but I don't see anything busting their nuts to get businesses up here. The economy sucks - has anyone noticed???report abuse