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Jul 1, 09, 9:25 am
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Miami considers slots at airport
Slot Machines Coming To MIA?
County Commission Expected To Discuss Plan
POSTED: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
UPDATED: 5:19 pm EDT June 30, 2009
MIAMI -- Miami-Dade County is considering installing slot machines at Miami International Airport.
County Manager George Burgess sent a memorandum to the commission claiming that slots are needed to offset rising costs at the airport.
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http://www.justnews.com/news/19905416/detail.html
This is definately a more creative idea on how to make money at an airport.
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Jul 1, 09, 12:29 pm
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Gambling probably does less harm to society than fast food, so I think this is a good idea.
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Jul 3, 09, 3:24 pm
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Everyone who came to this thread thinking that Miami was considering take-off and landing slots like LGA, raise their arm.
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Jul 3, 09, 3:38 pm
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Wirelessly posted (Motorola DynaTAC 8000X / NCSA Mosaic v 1.0)
Unless a waitress in a skimpy little outfit is handing out comped alcoholic drinks, I’ll pass.
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Jul 3, 09, 9:14 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joer
Everyone who came to this thread thinking that Miami was considering take-off and landing slots like LGA, raise their arm.
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Sorry, I guess I've been spending too much time hanging around the Editors of my local paper lately 
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Jul 3, 09, 10:49 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joer
Everyone who came to this thread thinking that Miami was considering take-off and landing slots like LGA, raise their arm.
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Arm dutifully raised.
Dave
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Jul 4, 09, 12:11 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joer
Everyone who came to this thread thinking that Miami was considering take-off and landing slots like LGA, raise their arm.
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[raises hand]
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Jul 4, 09, 1:23 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joer
Everyone who came to this thread thinking that Miami was considering take-off and landing slots like LGA, raise their arm.
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+3.
FT writing style, as opposed to news style, has no objection to using jargon! 
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Jul 4, 09, 2:37 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MatthewLAX
Gambling probably does less harm to society than fast food, so I think this is a good idea.
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I loves to play the slots machines where I went to LAS alone. When MIA will have to be deployed the slots machines behind security?
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Jul 5, 09, 3:33 am
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Quote:
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FT writing style, as opposed to news style, has no objection to using jargon! |
+4 despite reading a similar article earlier in the year...
IIRC some in Florida were trying to expand gaming quite a bit...
oh, and +1 for free drinks via waitress 
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