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Small games lead to big troubles
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Jun 07, 2009 00:15 EST
Christiana
By JEANNETTE SCOTT, Staff Writer

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QUOTE (Lancaster Online @ Jun 7 2009, 12:15 AM)
The Christiana American Legion will close for 15 days in July, the result of its fourth violation of a state law governing small games of chance.

Benner-Shoff Post No. 865 was cited Aug. 7, 2008, for "failure to maintain complete and truthful records" of its small games of chance.

Lucky for us, our progressive and orderly state has many well-trained professional enforcement officials roving the countryside keeping these gambling enterprises in check .... making sure EVERYONE follows the gambing rules.

Four separate infractions in Christiana? Either those sick and corrupt outlaws operating that sorry American Legion hall straighten up and follow the "rules", or they should be placed in jail for a long while to learn who's boss. Just because many of these recently labeled criminals are honored war veterans they should know better than to be breaking these rules .... because here in Pennsylvania NOBODY is above the law (thank goodness).

Even our Governor (a lawyer by trade) was caught not reporting income from gambling winnings ... maybe it was these tough investigators who even nailed him. Good job, even the top dog isn't safe from their prying eyes. We haven't heard yet what the Governor's punishment is - but I'm sure it's going to be a tough one, too. Maybe the capital will be shut down for 15 days (I hope the state won't come to a grinding halt).

Keep up the good work, boys ..... I hope you all continue to get raises and even more benefits for an important job well-done. Our state is a far better place due to your selfless efforts. Imagine what a wild and terrible environment the citizens of Christiana would be forced to endure if these rules were not so aggressively enforced? I don't even want to think about it, it would be too terrible to even consider, an unimaginable nightmare of epic proportions .........
ReaganRepublican
QUOTE (ReaganRepublican @ Jun 7 2009, 07:56 AM)
Lucky for us, our progressive and orderly state has many well-trained professional enforcement officials roving the countryside keeping these gambling enterprises in check .... making sure EVERYONE follows the gambing rules.


I guess our conservative legislature shouldn't have pased those rules and shouldn't be blocking the bills to loosen the reigns on those restrictions.
StrobeSML
These "small games of chance" haven't been legalized yet?

I am shocked.

I thought our State Senators took care of the good ol' boys.
Artie See
QUOTE (StrobeSML @ Jun 7 2009, 09:36 AM)
I guess our conservative legislature shouldn't have pased those rules and shouldn't be blocking the bills to loosen the reigns on those restrictions.

Conservative legislature? Only in their own minds.

The sliding scale of a politicians' governing philosophy is actually determined by the caliber of laws they pass and what the cost of these laws are to society .... and not the adjectives they place on their brochures when they're up for reelection.

QUOTE (Artie See @ Jun 7 2009, 10:57 AM)
These "small games of chance" haven't been legalized yet?

I am shocked.

I thought our State Senators took care of the good ol' boys.

Some groups of good ole' boys are more important than others - especially the ones who work for the state .......
ReaganRepublican
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