# no casino for Buffalo..... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 8, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/no-casino-for-buffalo/51202 "2008-07-08T12:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 111
**Author:** ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/no-casino-for-buffalo/51202/111 "2008-07-09T13:51:09Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > How much did the Sabres give back from their ticket sales? How much does the Chop House give back for that 32 oz ribeye? The casino is just another business where people can spend money. You act like the money spent at the casino is being taken from the people of WNY without their consent, like a tax. They’re choosing to go there and spend this money on entertainment and dining. > > You’re so concerned about the casino’s revenue being tax free. When the Sabres sell 30 million in tickets they only contribute 2.6 million in sales tax. > > Great example of the numbers: > [Harry B. Bronson - Assembly District 138 | New York State Assembly](http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=138&sh=story&story=24976) > > Show me another business contributing that kind of money, sales tax or otherwise, to the community. You’d have to do 1.4 billion in taxable sales to get that amount in sales tax. Its not just sales tax, its a load of other taxes, including property, bed, etc. And its not just the taxes, it’s the unfair advantage this gives them over every single other business in Buffalo… * * * The sabres also don’t keep patrons from surrounding businesses, they are the catalyst that allows surrounding businesses to exist. This is a terrible example. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/no-casino-for-buffalo/51202)._