tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post3472090118793766062..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Vice in your backyardCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-43607068252811098392012-12-31T15:19:20.791-05:002012-12-31T15:19:20.791-05:00So, some facts about buses and casinos:
1. Bus tr...So, some facts about buses and casinos:<br /><br />1. Bus traffic into casinos can be heavily regulated (as in Atlantic City), and casinos must abide by those regulations.<br /><br />2. Casinos have a limited number of bus slots, and a bus company has to make a reservation.<br /><br />3. Most casinos also require an eight-hour stay.<br /><br />4. Used to be (regulations may have changed) that a bus driver could drive a maximum of 10 hours, with five additional on-duty hours, and then was required to have eight hours off. The casino minimum-stay requirement was almost certainly a way to give the driver those eight hours.<br /><br />Thus there is a maximum distance whence buses to casinos can travel and still have their drivers stay within regulations, and there is a maximum capacity at casinos for buses, both of which lead to at least some of the late-night gambling referred to in the article. It's not entirely driven by consumer demand.eclishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353946043926240428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-77863734004567625972011-03-25T09:50:45.693-04:002011-03-25T09:50:45.693-04:00They did want it at Aqueduct, but there were "...They did want it at Aqueduct, but there were "complications" about the bidding process. Part of their thought process was that Aqueduct already has its own station and the infrastructure was designed to support rail service from 42 Street to the Aqueduct platform.jazumahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890764412679388559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-43413691164452885052011-03-23T12:22:40.747-04:002011-03-23T12:22:40.747-04:00Im surprised that nobody mentioned the talk about ...Im surprised that nobody mentioned the talk about putting a casino at the Aqueduct race track. Its got Subway and Bus access, etc, and isnt in the middle of the city where the authorities clearly dont want it. (as it turns out, they didnt want it at Aqueduct either)Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697608862165132729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-70764039236350594942011-03-23T00:41:10.799-04:002011-03-23T00:41:10.799-04:00Makes sense, Alon, but I wasn't saying that Ne...Makes sense, Alon, but I wasn't saying that New York City should have a casino here for the economic development. My point was that there would be no need for overnight buses if it were here.<br /><br />You're right that it would probably be more help to Jersey City or Yonkers. Maybe Paterson or Hackensack even.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-14330766874341131952011-03-22T18:09:31.887-04:002011-03-22T18:09:31.887-04:00Gambling is attractive mainly if you're a smal...Gambling is attractive mainly if you're a small city, like Monaco, or like Bugsy Siegel-era Las Vegas. The vice is the same, but the revenues can be large compared to your size, and those can pay for public services to offset the associated social problems. Monaco has a huge police force relative to its size, and is considered the safest place in the Riviera. Although there are several cities adjacent to New York that could benefit from legalizing gambling and building casinos next to the train stations, New York itself is frankly too big. It could draw revenues, if it could keep the mafia away, but it would not be able to transform itself the way Yonkers or Secaucus or Jersey City could or the way Monaco did.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-27449473416892050762011-03-22T12:23:09.360-04:002011-03-22T12:23:09.360-04:00Thank you for the fantastic and thoughtful post, C...Thank you for the fantastic and thoughtful post, Cap'n!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520811734907587902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-31060637575936991172011-03-22T02:48:00.540-04:002011-03-22T02:48:00.540-04:00Atlantic City had its heyday long before the autom...Atlantic City had its heyday long before the automobile attained dominance, from what I understand. I presume its clientele consisted mostly of people who came from Baltimore, Philadelphia, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York via train.Stephen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118017106106571684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-15901582945467759442011-03-22T00:20:33.184-04:002011-03-22T00:20:33.184-04:00Southeastern CT has the highest rate of drunk-driv...Southeastern CT has the highest rate of drunk-driving in all of CT. So not only are gamblers put at risk every time they are stuck driving or taking the bus there, the residents of the regions are also put at risk by drunken gamblers on their way home.Sillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806433366389639322noreply@blogger.com