(Texas needs revenue, and many are eyeing legalized gambling as a way to help provide it. What are your thoughts? - promoted by Katherine Haenschen)
Texas sure has been a good neighbor in recent years to Louisiana, Oklahoma and our other neighbor states, helping them build roads, support their schools, and create jobs with our hard-earned dollars.
Texans are spending $2.5 billion every year at casinos and entertainment venues in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and New Mexico alone.
Wouldn't that money be put to better use at home in Texas?
Visit Let Texans Decide and sign the petition. Texans deserve the right to vote on the issue of expanded casino gaming--and to keep Texas money in Texas!
With Rodney Ellis and John Carona filing legislation to bring casinos to the Lone Star state, I thought I would poll voters to see how they felt about the subject. First, I asked likely voters what they thought about bringing casinos to Texas. Then I asked a followup question based on their initial response.
If they were in favor, I listed some of the opponents' arguments. If they were opposed, I listed some of the supporters' arguments. If they were undecided, I listed both the pro and con arguments. Then I asked if any opinions had changed. Only a couple of percent switched sides completely, but there was a strong shift to 'Undecided.' It would appear that a heavy PR campaign could shift this either way.
