New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Vetoes Aid for Ailing Atlantic CityCasinos

Gov. Chris Christie speaking at a town hall meeting in Iowa.

Chris Christie, New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate, vetoed a financial aid package for Atlantic City on Tuesday.

"Atlantic City government has been given over five years and two city administrations to deal with its structural budget issues and excessive spending," said Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts. "It has not. The governor is not going to ask the taxpayers to continue to be enablers in this waste and abuse."

Iowans and members of CAGE have visited with Governor Christie numerous times on his position on the expansion of gambling.  Let's use common sense when planning the development of any new casinos and thank you Governor Christie for keeping taxpayers money in their pockets.

To learn more about the situation, you can read the following articles:

"Christie VetoesAtlantic City Aid Package" from the Wall Street Journal
“After Christie vetoes aid, Atlantic City eyes bankruptcy” from the Associated Press

Jeb Bush says Gambling Offers False Hope

Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has always been outspoken as an opponent of gambling expansion. 

Bush has served on the board of No Casinos, a group that organized in the late 1990s to fight casinos in Florida and when he took office as governor of Florida, he said, "I am opposed to casino gambling in this state, and I am opposed whether it is on Indian property or otherwise," Bush told the Tampa Bay Times in 1999. Bush also threatened to sue to prevent gambling in the state."

CAGE caught up with Bush in South Carolina and asked what he thinks about gambling expansion. Ellen Marley Yates recently attended an Anderson County Town Hall with former Governor Bush at Dyar’s Diner in Pendleton, South Carolina on January 8, 2016. Ellen was able to ask Gov. Bush, if he was in favor of gambling and what if those dollars went to fixing the roads? Bush told us that he “hates gambling" even though he comes from a gambling state, and that he believes government should not use gambling money or rely on gaming revenue for government programs. He states that in government, there is always a problem in estimating the revenue from gambling and says that “In my opinion, it creates false hope."

Click on the video below to see Bush's complete answer.