# Casino Decision Day **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 20, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-decision-day/186928 "2006-12-20T07:27:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 81
**Author:** ![rmrider897](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@rmrider897](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rmrider897)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-decision-day/186928/81 "2006-12-20T19:47:44Z")
> [@well i should say so...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/well-i-should-say-so/26716/3): > > that’s because its’ discount priced tickets!!! if you lower the ticket price or even offer a studen rush for steelers / pirates people will show. They have student rush sort of thing for the pirates…where have you been? Plus like chad said the tickets are soo cheap anyways. > [@Benefit for my daughter April 14th.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/benefit-for-my-daughter-april-14th/24487/70): > > what it comes down to is that we had a plan that gave us a new $260mill arena for FREE and also 100% secured our hockey team here and we denied it…real fucking smart. This definitly grinds my gears. I mean after publicly funding the two other ones and realizing it was stupid, you think they would take the opportunity to have one built at 290 NO COST to the public. > [@FS: 27" Apex TV](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-27-apex-tv/26386/10): > > Anyone here that is an expert or at least has a working knowledge of the economics of sports teams or the economics of buildings and the revenues and expenses they have, please feel free to continue this discussion. Otherwise, shut up, because you have no idea how any of it works. > > Moving right along, of the people that believe the Pens don’t need a new arena, have any of you been to other arena’s to see hockey games? I’ve been to the RBC Center in Raleigh, Nationwide Center in Columbus, and the First Union Center in Phily. They all absolutely blow the Mellon Arena out of the water in terms of amenities, seating, view (and thats tough because I think that the Arena has great sight lines), and just overall experience. > > I’ll do some research on the economic impacts of the new arenas on the teams and the local economy and be back to this thread later. I totally agree. And its not just the economic impact in the stadium but around the stadium. Anyways, I just hate politics. I mean I have been watching the news/listening about this all day. First off, the appointed all the other slots licenses first. All white peoples, then the this last group was black… Was this to please the black crowd? An interesing question posed by someone. Then you take a look at Mario, Kevin McClatchy and the Roonies (sp?). NONE of them wanted these guys to get it. None of the Local government (ravenstahl (sp?) and onorato) wanted it PITG to get it. This is sooo stupid that they got it. I just saw a vote of 1500 people on WPXI on whether they agreed with PITG gaming getting it… 16% yes 84% no fuck you gov’t They have all the out large bids over by philly also. Thats gay. I think it has to do with the governer rendell ass-clown being from philly. Then the give them to people who are out of state. So the gov’t is essentially taking PA money and making out of state businessmen rich…SO GAY. I just hope the group sticks to their word and helps rebuild the hill district including money for a new arena…because no matter what you idiots say THEY NEED A NEW ARENA…HERE --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-decision-day/186928)._