Apparently the economy is like, bad or whatever. But you wouldn’t know it if you examine the booming casino market, as evidenced by the long lines to fill out applications at the new Red Hawk casino going up in El Dorado Hills. I suppose you could see this as a good sign–even in these volatile times there is enough walkin around money walkin around to create 1,700 jobs in our area. But one would hope that we Californians might have learned a thing or two about money and risk over the last few weeks!
The Sac Rag 
Are you kidding? The casinos are booming BECAUSE the economy is bad! People are resorting to get rich quick fantasies because they are afraid, and living on the edge. And that was the JOB line you were looking at.
People need jobs and a living wage, not another way to squander their money on false hope. The casino owners are the only ones who benefit, because there will always be desperate people to prey upon.
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Nah- politicians are doing well too, because there will always be stupid, short sighted people to prey upon. But agreed that The People don’t need another way to squander their money on false hope.
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Andrea: I guess you’re right and I was wrong. People do need a good way to earn money instead of risking what they have at a casino in the false hope of making more. One would hope that we Californians might have learned a thing or two about money and risk over the last few weeks! Wait where have I read that recently…
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With Red Hawk set to open on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 7 p.m. we get word of Thunder Valley postponing their $1 billion expansion project.
“I am extremely pleased with the quality and quantity of employment applications, having received more than 19,000 to date,†said Rick Corbin. “Our employees will experience an exciting work environment with competitive compensation packages and beautiful surroundings.â€Â
Updated now from the 11,000 mentioned in the KCRA story. Wow.
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And they’re off…
Casino officials estimated that 10,000 people arrived by 6 p.m. The Shingle Springs facility allowed guests in hours earlier than its scheduled 7 p.m. opening in hopes of avoiding traffic backing up on Highway 50 near the casino’s offramp. But by 8:30 p.m., eastbound traffic on Highway 50 was backed up about one mile.
And my favorite…
[Cheryl Schmidt, director of Stand Up for California, a gambling watchdog group, said she believes the Red Hawk Casino is taking a risk]…Gambling appeals to a certain economic sector, she said, noting that casinos tend to market to senior citizens with time and money and to ethnic groups with a “propensity toward gambling.”
Hey! Some of my best friends have a propensity toward gambling.
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Yeah- like the State Fair markets to ethnic groups that have a “propensity toward stabbing.†Same thing I guess.
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