Video Slot Terminals Busted In Winter Park

Today was a day that was bound to happen sooner or later. It was also a sad day for a number of folks in my Winter Park neighborhood and beyond. They took away our fun!

My local neighborhood convenience/lottery store was raided and busted for having two "illegal"(supposedly)video slot terminals. The machines were confiscated and at least one of the family members/owners was taken away in handcuffs.

Now, before I go any further, let me say that "I know what was going on here is against state law(supposedly)". If YOU violate the law, YOU pay the consequences. I am fine with that. My question is however, aside from the fact that the state is not getting any revenue from such an operation, why is this a crime? Why are there laws against this type of activity. Nobody is forced to participate in these ventures. It is all by your personal choice as to whether YOU want to play or not.

What is the difference in going in a store and putting $10 in a video slot terminal or, buying $10 worth of "scratch off" lottery tickets that actually have worse odds and are less fun to play? Hey, government geeks, "how about legalizing, taxing and licensing this activity and making some money instead of "spending" money trying to bust these type operations"? YOU waste your time busting them, they just show up somewhere else. What do YOU have to show for it? Nada, nothing, squat, not jack!

"Choice Rules, over governing sucks",

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Winter Park "Updated" April 17, 2008

Parking And The Post Office Issues

The two trailers that have been parked at the post office are going bye bye! And in six months and "46,000 later, those 80 parking spots in Muni Lot B will be turned into grass. The city commish is having staffers get the word out about other free parking around Park Ave. The commish vote on the plan was 4-1.

According to the Carlisle buyout, if the city wants the current site of the post office, they have to pay for a new post office elsewhere. Estimated cost for that venture, between $5-6 million.

Sunday In The Park

Winter Park and the Winter Park Public Arts advisory board are presenting a Sunday In The Park Community celebration from 1-4 pm this Sunday April 19th at Shady Park at Hannibal Square 721 W. New England Ave. For more details, call 407 599-3498, or cityofwinterpark.org.

Hannibal Square Business Hours

This subject is still up in the air and in limbo. Nothing definitive has been decided yet. Will keep YOU posted.

Seeing as how many of us are of a variety of ethnic backgrounds and have ties to other lands and countries, I thought it would be cool if I turned YOU onto what I recently discovered. That is WRN About WRN . If YOU have Sirius Sat Radio, YOU can listen on channel 140. If not, go to this website where YOU can listen to news, music etc from your "mother land" in the native tongue, OR, English. Go there and check it out. It is really nice.

Peace,

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