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Vote No on Prop A

It is not the first time that Guam Greyhound has tried to get slots legalized in the country, though many are hoping that this latest attempt will be their last. They say that the voters have already made their opinions clear about the fact that they do not want slots in their country, and that Guam Greyhound just is not listening.

The opposition is urging their residents to vote no on Prop A, which would legalize slots at the track. They say that even though the track has been trying to make it look like it is a good deal for residents; once you read the information on the slots proposition you will see that it is not in the best interests of the voters to approve it.

They say that Prop B from the last election was the same thing as this latest attempt and that there is some changing of the wording but it is still the same beast. Under the various sections of the proposition, the text has been changed so that they can resubmit the item to be voted on again. They say that one of the worst parts is the wording under Section 1002 where it states that “Gross Slot Income” is the money used to pay out winners.

They say that the wording sounds like players will ultimately get a large amount of money back from the slots, and this is not the case. Experts point out that it is not actually “net” income; it is the amount of money left over after the track has set their amounts for taxing against the money put into the slots. Opponents say that this comes out to somewhere around $0.50 for every $100 spent that would come back.

The claims are that this is just one of many problems that they have with the new slots proposal, and that there are many other reasons to vote against it. They are hoping that they people of Guam realize what the track is up to and won’t allow it.
 

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