"What really hacks me off are when the residents vote for something and then want to dictate exactly what will happen. I don't remember the average citizen deciding where the DCRP went. Or where Legends went. ..."

Gee -- in the case of the public projects, the elected officials decided for us. In the case of the casino, no elected officials will be deciding anything.

Big difference having a plan, a design, a cost, etc. for the Why Not Dodge ? vote -- and voting on just yes or no for a casino without any details at all.

(of course, the details -- ie, dirt track -- do tend to change, I will grant -- )

And of course, for some having elected officials both financially involved privately and deciding publically how to benefit their private company is -- maybe illegal ? Just a guess...........