Ford County Commissioner

[Made in the USA]

Somewhere, I got lost in all the banter?? Let's see, the title of this thread is "Ford County Commissioner". Well, when Weber gets in as a City Commissioner, all will be well again!

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by Made in the USA

Somewhere, I got lost in all the banter?? Let's see, the title of this thread is "Ford County Commissioner". Well, when Weber gets in as a City Commissioner, all will be well again!

Well, slap my hand for the banter....

[Made in the USA]

Just kidding, Clueless!

[aft_lizard01]

Originally Posted by old timer

I don't assume that each visitor stays over night. In fact (darn facts) most don't.

What other facts have I got wrong? Darn it, must be my reading books that messes up my point of view.

Casino -- requires actually a million visits per year to make profit, per Butler. Of course that includes each and every visit by locals.... Como se dice gambling en espanol ?

Thats why instead of taking that number as a whole you will notice that I took that 60,000 and took it times 1/3 to come up with my final number.

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by aft_lizard01

Thats why instead of taking that number as a whole you will notice that I took that 60,000 and took it times 1/3 to come up with my final number.

A_L

Your discounting the number of overnight stays is a logical assumption. When you look at the casino and convention center numbers, and similarly discount for day-trippers, (but mulitiply conference attendees X an avg stay of 3-nights), the economic impact gets huge.

It's common to use formulas that try to address the 'trickle down' impacts of tourism. However, casino-conference center-entertainment facility creates such a high volume of visitors that anyone can multiply and see that the impact is really unbelievable - without adding additional multiplying factors.
And, it's not just hotels - it means many new business opportunities.

OK - no more banter....

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[Zeb]

Other opprotunities...

Just curious if they will have a Stage/Venue for entertainment?
Will the local bands have to beg to play the new venue if there is one?

It always use to bother me that the Local groups in this town want you to spend your money locally, but they turn around and hire bands not from this area. "Boothill Bash" comes to mind as one of these functions. "Round Up" isn't any better with their choices.

I say VIN AND THE BOYS as opening act for DCDays concert!!! anything else would just be two faced.

[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by Zeb

I say VIN AND THE BOYS as opening act for DCDays concert!!! anything else would just be two faced.

That would be a hell of a lot better than most of the acts they bring in and pay big bucks for!

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by Made in the USA

That would be a hell of a lot better than most of the acts they bring in and pay big bucks for!

I don't know anything about DC Days Concerts, but - why couldn't Vinnie be a good venue for a Casino - and especially its grand opening?

Originally Posted by Zeb

Other opprotunities...

Just curious if they will have a Stage/Venue for entertainment?
Will the local bands have to beg to play the new venue if there is one?

It always use to bother me that the Local groups in this town want you to spend your money locally, but they turn around and hire bands not from this area. "Boothill Bash" comes to mind as one of these functions. "Round Up" isn't any better with their choices.

I say VIN AND THE BOYS as opening act for DCDays concert!!! anything else would just be two faced.

The Butler floor plan shows a lounge with a stage-dance floor area that seems to be designed for smaller groups, comedy, etc. that are appropriate for a Casino lounge (i.e., a heavy metal group may not fit as well...)