Casino boats in one area not an easy win in court

April 11, 2007

As online gambling enthusiasts we can bet at the click of a mouse at home from the comforts of our own computers. We have access to great online games whether we play for free or not. So why is so hard for the people in Georgetown County to accept the fact that casino boats are unwanted in the Myrtle Beach area? That is because they love gambling on the water and they want casino boats – just like we love gambling online or anywhere else the fight is on in Georgetown County.

When our online gambling news department caught wind that there was a battle going on over casino boats in the Georgetown County near Myrtle Beach, we found that the Myrtle Beach Sun News has reported today that Georgetown County officials solidified their resistance to casino boats. Tuesday night (last night), by passing third and concluding reading on a decree to ban gambling vessels whatsoever, proponents are not happy.

The report (in the paper) states that the final decree was actually modified to fit the language dictate by the state’s General Assembly and includes the same guiding principle spelled out in the original decree. This closes the hole possibly needed by proponents to get the boat for gambling legalized. The county used home rule to support the original decree to keep casino boats or vessels of any gambling kind out of local waters.

It is also being reported that the city of Georgetown is bearing in mind a similar outlaw and will have second reading on a decree to keep out casino boats there as well next week at some time. So, those in favor of the gambling boats have a long if not impossible road ahead of them.

The decree has gotten the support of most City Council members and Mayor Lynn Wood Wilson. We do not believe from what our online gambling news department can tell, that there will ewver be any casino boats in this area.  

The decrees are up for deliberation because the General Assembly recently gave counties and municipalities the choice on whether to ban casino boats or not. This caused a whole new can of worms to be let loose in the Georgetown County lawmaking arena that is for sure. Proponents were not in many numbers, but the proponents that did want the boats said that the economy in the local areas would be affected in a positive way as well as millions going into the educational fund of the state each year.

Opponents to the casino boat simply said they were bad news and that started the decrees to be legal and adapted without loopholes fro proponents to sneak through – as they say.

AS online gambling enthusiasts, we at least have the ability to game from home where it is legal in the world. But, those living in the US cannot. The boats, while not the most glamorous or even profitable, would have provided some fun responsible gambling for some.

Alas, there are other areas around the US that have gambling cruises. Keep in mind though; gambling cruises and cruise ships in general tend to have huge house edges. So, if you want to look at this latest snub on casino boats in George County in the positive way – would be gambling fans that would have gone on the boats would have spent a lot of money unnecessarily by playing those horrible slot payouts.

Seriously though, gambling boat proponents are not feeling the same way. I guess they will have to head to Atlantic City – at least it is on the water.

So, we see the Myrtle Beach and George County area of the US will not be seeing any gambling boats any time soon.

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