Opinions: Don't balance budget on Seminole Tribe

Thursday, August 23, 2007  

Florida Today: "Gov. Charlie Crist suggested Tuesday that a deal allowing the Seminole Tribe to run Las Vegas-style slot machines could plug a budget hole of up to $700 million in public school funding.

Someone stop him, quick.

Show him the state's track record using gambling to pay for education."

Columnist Howard Troxler: "Our governor, Charlie Crist, is musing about whether making a deal with the Seminole Tribe to expand gambling will help balance the state budget.

Once again, our governor shows himself to be the opposite of our last one, Jeb Bush. More ... practical.

Except that justifying gambling on the grounds of its benefits isn't practical at all."

Get the Story:
Our view: No slots for tots (Florida Today 8/23)
Howard Troxler: Casinos are no way to balance the budget (The St. Petersburg Times 8/23)