I got tossed of a jury when I suggested similar ideas about
20 years ago.

Haven't been called back since.


"David Candy" wrote in message
...
We legalise gambling in the land of oz, mostly to control
organised crime. I suggest your kansas pollies are lying.

Pro
Remove criminal interest
Govt get revenue rather than criminals

Con
Increased incidence of personal harm and the social
consequences due to increase in gambling

There can be other points based on the type of gambling and
regulations applying.

EG Casinos increase tourism, lotteries don't.

You'd think you guys would remember your prohibition. Where
I live gamblng is reguated, brothels are regulated, and
injecting is being regulated.

Illegall activiies can't be regulated. By regulatng the govt
get to control and influence the activity and can shape the
outcomes.

The real questions should be, What regulations?

From: "Jim Macklin"
Subject: An open letter to Microsoft's support
personnel, should they exist
Date: Sunday, 13 July 2003 8:27 PM

I had never seen the site before, thanks for the link.

A local issue in Kansas right now is gambling, should it be
allowed. The political issue is the chance for more
government money balanced against public morals and
organized crime interests.

A local TV station has a poll, asking what type of gambling
"you'd like to see?" So I called in my opinion, "strip
poker."

I don't mind rude, crude or even salacious, but calling
everybody with whom you disagree a vulgar name gets very old
very quickly.

I've given up on the kill file because these people keep
changing their names and spoofed addresses so they keep
getting through.


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"Jim Macklin" wrote
in message ...
I had never seen the site before, thanks for the link.

A local issue in Kansas right now is gambling, should it
be
allowed. The political issue is the chance for more
government money balanced against public morals and
organized crime interests.

A local TV station has a poll, asking what type of
gambling
"you'd like to see?" So I called in my opinion, "strip
poker."

I don't mind rude, crude or even salacious, but calling
everybody with whom you disagree a vulgar name gets very
old
very quickly.

I've given up on the kill file because these people keep
changing their names and spoofed addresses so they keep
getting through.


"Sandi - Microsoft MVP" wrote
in
message ...
| Have you seen this? It is quite appropriate.
| http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame50.html
|
| Personally, I've been likened many times to the example
below, which is kind
| of cool, because I do have red hair and, apparently, the
temper to match g
| http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame18.html
|
| --
| Hyperlinks are used to ensure answers remain current.
| ________________________________________
| Sandi Hardmeier - Microsoft MVP since 1999
| http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
|
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote in message
| ...
| They do get boring. Andrew Dice Clay is very funny
for
a
| few minutes each year, but once is enough.
|
|
| "Sandi - Microsoft MVP"
wrote
in
| message
...
| | He/she is probably just suffering from
| lack-of-vocabulary-itis and/or the
| | delusion that swearing equates intelligence;
diseases
that
| are far too
| | common nowadays ;o)
| |
| | --
| | Hyperlinks are used to ensure answers remain
current.
| | ________________________________________
| | Sandi Hardmeier - Microsoft MVP since 1999
| | http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
| |
| | "Jim Macklin"

| wrote in message
| | ...
| | Do you think Ted is 12 years old and just learned
the c
| word
| | or 60 and is suffering from lack of the c?
| |
| |
| | "Sandi - Microsoft MVP"
wrote
| in
| | message
...
| | | Boy - I sure am glad I'm *not* an MS employee or
I
| could
| | have had my
| | | feelings hurt (don't you just love it when a
basic
| | misunderstanding totally
| | | destroys what could have been a perfectly good
flame?)
| g
| | |
| | | --
| | | Hyperlinks are used to ensure answers remain
current.
| | | ________________________________________
| | | Sandi Hardmeier - Microsoft MVP since 1999
| | | http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
| | |
| | |
| | | "Ted" """"""""""""""" wrote in message
| | |
|
s.com...
| | |
| | | Actually, its "who, what, why, where, when and
how"
| | (apologies to the
| | | Mickey
| | | Mouse Club)
| | |
| | | sorry, couldn't resist ;o)
| | |
| | | Of course you couldn't resist, as this is a
reflex
of
| an
| | MS employee's
| | | amoebic reaction instinct. IOWs, don't apologise
for
| being
| | a gormless ****,
| | | it is unbecoming, if even from the
aforementioned
| | descriptor!
| | |
| |
| |
|
|