Mises Institute >> The Dreadful, Dreary, Boring World of Commie Casinos > Socialist Casinos Are Boring
I have never been to Canada so my comments are guesswork, but the sound of these government run casinos sound just boring in the extreme.
Commie Casinos Are Boring >>
The government-owned casinos of Ontario claim to be the "peoples" factors of production. But anyone with experience in real casinos can only see this as a pathetic joke.
I realized this on a recent visit to Niagara Falls, Canada. The town had two government-owned casinos, five minutes apart. The design of the casinos was the same with no theme and no real difference in games and services provided. The first casino is called the Niagara Casino, and the second is called the Niagara Fallsview Casino.
Many anti-capitalists argue that capitalism is only concerned about money and ignores things such as beauty and creativity. The truth of socialism is on display with these two casinos.
Many people go to casinos exclusively for the free drinks. But of course we can't have anything enjoyable in socialism. One beer is US$7. Furthermore, the classic cheap and delicious casino buffet was nowhere to be seen. The buffet had few choices, tasted like roasted nutria, and cost about US$12.
Another difference was that no special offers were given by the casino. Usually, casinos have crazy spectacular car giveaways or remote resort vacation trips to be won, but in Canada? No way.
Las Vegas casinos do not give great buffets, free drinks, and special prizes out of the goodness of their hearts. These offers come through the concern for their own bank accounts and the competition with other casinos. The commie casino designed for the people of Ontario is worse for the customers than casinos based on profit.
These casinos are almost doll house images of real casinos. This can be most seen at the Texas Hold 'Em Poker tables at which I had the pleasure of waiting an hour and a half before being permitted to play. There are ten tables, seven dealers, and four people managing the waiting list.
An inefficiency such as this would never go on long in a real casino.
Gamblog Comment >> These Canadian government run casinos are surely designed to turn people off of gambling right? Surely.
