This time, the proposal is for a casino building on Hawaiian Home Lands based in Kapolei.
20 thoughts on “Is Gambling Coming to Hawaii This Time?”
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This time, the proposal is for a casino building on Hawaiian Home Lands based in Kapolei.
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I would love to see gambling in Hawaii! It would truly then have it ALL!!
I go to Hawaii at least 2 times a year. I also live in California the rest of the time. I don’t frequent the Casinos (owned and operated by the American Indians) but it does help in the Tax revenue. The indians are well healed from these casinos, and are very generous to the surrounding area where they are established. I think it would be a hoot, it they allowed the Native Hawaiians to established a Casino on the island that is all theirs. can’t think of the name of it, but it is just off the north west side of Kauai. They would bring a lot of business to them if they wanted it.
Poker is not gambling. Poker is a game of skill that has an element of chance; it is not a game of chance that has an element of skill.
While the outcome of any particular poker hand, or even any particular tournament may be determined by luck, in a series of such tournaments, the most skilled players will tend to outperform players who are less skilled. It is a common misconception that who wins most poker hands is determined by who gets dealt “the best cards.” This is not so. Most poker hands are won by a combination of strategic play and convincing your opponents that you have the best hand, not by actually having it. Poker is a game of mathematics, psychology and decision making, it is not a game of getting better cards than your opponent.
I live near Atlantic City. Gambling has not improved the lives of the residents there.
I say bring it! I visit Hawaii often, and it would not change my opinion of the islands. If people (read visitors) can’t gamble in Hawaii, they will just gamble elsewhere…
Go for it! Government needs to get out of the way of allowing people their own choices! Bring the Lottery too! Freedom!!!
For me, it would not make a difference. I go to Hawaii for the wonderful beaches, balmy breezes and mai tai’s, Poker is not on my radar.
But it wouldn’t keep my away.
I live in Hawaii & would welcome all forms of gambling here. It doesn’t have to over-run the island or be “seedy”. I trust my government to carefully structure it to keep our culture alive.
Gambling corrupts — it takes money, largely from the poor who can afford it the least, and transfers it to the wealthy. I have seen what it did in California. Instead of using the funds for basic and continuing education improvements, the funds were spent on unneeded programs. The overhead was high and the actual funds going to education were small compared to what was drained from the poor. Please don’t approve this entry program — we all will regret it later!
If Hawaii wants to permanently end its econonmic woes, the answer is easy: Grant native gambling rights to the Hawaiians and put the casinos on ships.
Don’t want to infect neighborhoods? Put the gambling on ships?
Do you know how much of Asia – and how many billions of dollars – would flood into Hawaii if there was shipboard gambling?
Of course Las Vegas wouldn’t like it and people also argue that gambling in Hawaii would destroy more Hawaiian lives and households than it would benefit.
But there is also this fact: The citizens of Monaco are not allowed to gamble in the casinos at Monte Carlo.
Maybe Hawaii could do something similar?
Do this right and there will be more jobs than there are people living under blue tarps on Makaha side, and all over the Hawaiian islands.
Maybe.
Shipboard gambling? Now there is something to consider. Covid testing on the dock or no entry, could exclude all locals like Monaco, and not have the seedy streets in town.
Maybe??