Official Gaming Board Decision Thread

[Pens163]

so, since there were people complaining about putting a casino in the hill, and its not going there..i can assume they still going to gladly accept the money and misc other things that are supposed to be built up there, since the casino isnt in their neighborhood?

yeah but i don't see why they were against it.. any time i went to the VA via the hill i always saw people throwing dice...

[Senka]

during the show, some woman said SECOND OPINION, and he ignored her?? what was that about?

[careyz8]

I guess getting a free $290 million arena and rebuiling almost the whole ******* hill district wasn't good enough. I liked bettis before, but now i hope he burns in hell.

[pfim]

did the cfl turn him down because of where he wanted the team (ottawa)...im just asking, i dunno the whole story?

No, the franchise was going to Ottawa regardless. I really don't know why they turned him down other than they didn't really like him.

[DelPen]

if the beer guy is serious (saying he will buy pens, build his own arena with naming rights and rights to seel his beer exclusively), then do it

The guy got turned down by the CFL... Are you going to say that the CFL is harder to buy into than the NHL? If he got turned down by the CFL, he wont be approved by the NHL.

did the cfl turn him down because of where he wanted the team (ottawa)...im just asking, i dunno the whole story?

edit: oooo...1k posts...my silver lining for the day

He wanted to rename the team to the Steelbacks.

[Jesse]

if the beer guy is serious (saying he will buy pens, build his own arena with naming rights and rights to seel his beer exclusively), then do it

The guy got turned down by the CFL... Are you going to say that the CFL is harder to buy into than the NHL? If he got turned down by the CFL, he wont be approved by the NHL.

did the cfl turn him down because of where he wanted the team (ottawa)...im just asking, i dunno the whole story?

edit: oooo...1k posts...my silver lining for the day

They turned him down because hes a total *******. That guy can stay far, far away from Pittsburgh.

[Pens163]

I guess getting a free $290 million arena and rebuiling almost the whole ******* hill district wasn't good enough. I liked bettis before, but now i hope he burns in hell.

eye 2nd that

[Stoosh]

Faith,

Don't act shocked at the troll accusations.

If the IoC lost, the last thing most of this board needed to hear was someone coming on here and saying, "I told you so." It smacks of an arrogant, condescending attitude. The future of a team in Pittsburgh that many hold dear was just thrown into question, and you should be able to appreciate the fact that many people here would be sensitive to it. So if you didn't think you'd hear backlash when you came on here and did it, you're either not very smart or you have little appreciation for what just happened.

[spoon]

i just bit the side of my lip while eating soup.

[canaan]

ah,i c....thanks

[Xgen]

LET'S GO STEELBACK!!!!!

[Kovy27]

Is there a way to change this name without having to register for a new account?

I think Troll is taken.

[Pens163]

Is there a way to change this name without having to register for a new account?

do you think anyone would tell you? no one seems to like you...

[careyz8]

i really hope, for the local politicians sake, that plan b has legitimacy to it.

It has as much legitimacy to it as Rendell being the best governer for the state in the last 50 years.

[owtahear]

I am hearing things that Barden will put in money for a new arena. Is this true??

[Ginger]

Hopefully IOC does appeal or Rooney says "Get off my lawn" and/or the NHL is making the Pens stay in town no matter what.

ugh, North Shore. Forget about making downtown look better

I'm not all that savvy about law in this instance; can IOC appeal the decision? And if so, how? They were just one of a few bidding on something but nothing was promised to them. I'm not criticizing or anything; I really hope they do, if they can.

[Jesse]

LET'S GO STEELBACK!!!!!

STEELBACK STAY AWAY.

[spoon]

Is there a way to change this name without having to register for a new account?

I think Troll is taken.

what about TRON

[PensFanBryan]

I am hearing things that Barden will put in money for a new arena. Is this true??

he has agreed to the 7.5M for 30 yrs

[canaan]

I am hearing things that Barden will put in money for a new arena. Is this true??

7 million per year for 20 years...but that is not really that good considering there needs to be initial investment and after that 140 mil, there still is another 150 mil that needs to be made up

[Pens163]

Hopefully IOC does appeal or Rooney says "Get off my lawn" and/or the NHL is making the Pens stay in town no matter what.

ugh, North Shore. Forget about making downtown look better

I'm not all that savvy about law in this instance; can IOC appeal the decision? And if so, how? They were just one of a few bidding on something but nothing was promised to them. I'm not criticizing or anything; I really hope they do, if they can.

Ginger they and Herra's have 30 days to go before the Pa Supreme court

[GeoTank]

I am hearing things that Barden will put in money for a new arena. Is this true??

7.5 mill a year for 30+ years... the Pens and state do the rest.... (ie. tax payers money and money pens don't have.)

[DayWalker]

I am having a hard time figuring out why it is "racist" to point out that Barden being a black man may have assisted his group in obtaining the slots license for Pittsburgh. Grow up, people. Afterall, it had been noted many times that many individuals in government believed it was important for racial minorities to play a prominent role in the entire slots process. If you want to blame anybody for "racist" perspectives, blame your elected officials and government as a whole for apparently essentializing race in this process. I am not suggesting that Barden's group obtained the licesnse solely because he is black, but being a black entrepreneur in Pittsburgh/America circa 2006 certainly didn't hurt his chances either.

Furthermore, I suppose Majestic Star also won because it was the least controversial, may not have had the biggest traffic congestion problems, and may have been one more bite at the let's-develop-the-North-Side apple that has been dangling there since 1970.

[GeoTank]

hope the damn place floods the day before it opens... north shore.... like traffic over there is sooooo great.

[Maestro]

there still is another 150 mil that needs to be made up

And remember that since these payments are over 30 years there's interest on the loan so the 290 mil arena will end up costing well over 400 million -

Slots were to reduces tax burden - so now this new arena deal that never happned for 7 years and will now be a jumble of long-term payments from various parties is going to happen over the next couple months? Good luck