New Jersey shuts down. Will the AC casinos also have to close?

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The casinos are scheduled to close at 8am Wednesday at this point.

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one more hand! one more hand!

The legislature is working today, the 4th

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Only the Senate is, its almost guaranteed the casinos will be shut down because they can't get the bill signed before 8am.

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The casinos are scheduled to close at 8am Wednesday at this point.

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one more hand! one more hand!

The legislature is working today, the 4th

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Only the Senate is, its almost guaranteed the casinos will be shut down because they can't get the bill signed before 8am.

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Scratch that, thats what I read earlier this morning. Latest reports show otherwise -

Corzine ordered all 120 state lawmakers to work Tuesday, demanding that they meet until they can reach a compromise. If no deal is reached, Atlantic City casinos, state parks and historic sites would close Wednesday.

my question - can Corozine order them into session? I didn't know that was possible.

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[smittymatt]

Noooooooo, I turn 21 the 23rd so I can only hope this all blows over by then [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[mb2696]

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my question - can Corozine order them into session? I didn't know that was possible.

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Yes, he can.
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[slamdunkpro]

It’s almost a lock that they’ll have to close as Corozine stated today that the only thing he’ll accept is total capitulation by the legislature. It’s now a pissing contest.

[AKQJ10]

Stupid and highly theoretical question: If the casinos said, "[censored] you, we're a multi-billion dollar business and we're staying open," would forcibly closing them down constitute an essential government function that could still take place?

They'd probably be in big trouble after the government reopened anyway, but the thought of the state not having anyone on staff to shut them down amuses me regardless.

[AKQJ10]

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them staying open is if they somehow convice the state that they will take over the paying of the control comission guys but I think the gov will see this as a conflict of interst.

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I don't really see how it's any different from the status quo ante. The casinos pay a tax on a % of their profits, and that tax among other things pays to regulate them. As long as the casinos aren't actually involved in the management of those employees, or threatening to pull funding if they don't like a ruling, things should be fine. If the funding were contractually agreed beforehand (ideally just by continuing to pay the same tax rates) then it shouldn't be a problem.

The only thing special about it is, it would need to be shown to the taxpayers that the oversight pays for itself; otherwise people would rightly wonder why the Parks Commission is closing and the Casino Commission isn't.

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Stupid and highly theoretical question: If the casinos said, "[censored] you, we're a multi-billion dollar business and we're staying open," would forcibly closing them down constitute an essential government function that could still take place?

They'd probably be in big trouble after the government reopened anyway, but the thought of the state not having anyone on staff to shut them down amuses me regardless.

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I didn't consider that as a possibility. I don't think the casinos would take that risk, although they might if this takes too long.

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[thedustbustr]

if the casinos don't obey the shutdown threat, they lose their licenses the instant the government comes back on. it isn't a possibility.