Comments on: Confirmed: Poarch Creek Indians To Purchase Greyhound Parks In Mobile And Pensacola

By: Vic

Vic — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:32:26 +0000

This is great news! Prior to the purchase of the Pensacola Greyhound Park people who wanted to play poker had 2 choices: drive to Biloxi or to Ebro Greyhound Park. Now people can stay closer to home to enjoy real Florida-style poker. Many play poker recreationally in small home games and can now try their hand playing No-Limit Texas Hold’em juts like on TV! I only hope that the Pensacola does it right — build a nice new poker room like other properties have in central and southern Florida. Let’s shuffle up and deal!

By: Rakeback

Rakeback — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:56:01 +0000

I do not really know what PCI planned while purchasing them.I think that was not a great move.

By: No slot machines at track

No slot machines at track — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:38 +0000

Now that the government has denied the Porch Creek Tribe’s request to install slot machines at the track, maybe they will pull out of the deal and let the track go out of business.

One can only hope……………

By: judy c masek

judy c masek — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:51:46 +0000

regardless of your beliefs regarding gambling and any cruelty associated w/greyhound dog racing, my comment is regarding the adoption of the retired greyhound dog….ive had two (one died at age 13)…and, my current greyhound POLAR is going strong!…but, they bring a tremendous joy in my life!….for the right family, they make WONDERFUL pets…..the late MICHAEL MASSARO of ESCAROSA GREYHOUND ADOPTION (in buleah) dedicated his life, until the very day he died, on behalf of these beautiful creatures in trying to place them in loving homes…..all of his dogs came from the pensacola and mobile tracks…i would encourage anyone interested in adopting a retired greyhound to contact their local vet or the GREYHOUND PETS OF AMERICA (GPA) of pensacola…i know that PETSMART was helpful in allowing GPA to bring in potential adoptees to the store on certain days of the month…im not sure if they still do that or not…also, of note, both of my greyhounds were excellent w/cats!…these dogs make greyt pets and definately deserve a good home!

By: robert martin

robert martin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:49:42 +0000

we will not be a participant in animal cruelty which is exactly what greyhound racing is. the aspca and every other group for the humane treatment of animals recognizes this inhumane cruelty not only to the dogs but to the other animals used for human entertainment in training these loving animals. they die needless cruel and tortured deaths for human’s greed and lust. the justification of this in the name of a few ‘jobs’ is disgusting.

as of tomorrow my company will have nothing to do with this indian tribe. it is a shame and blight on their ancestoral traditions to the land and the animals of the earth and an affront to every living thing.

By: Say NO to mistreatment of animals

Say NO to mistreatment of animals — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:42:57 +0000

nwfpi09,
My problem with your job has nothing to do with gambling, sin or any religious opinion. My problem with you and the people you call your family is the fact tht you condone the mistreatment of animals for YOUR personal gain. You and your people give reason for the breeding of tens of thousands of dogs, of which only a select few ever see the track and even then those select few are only viable race dogs for 3-4 years. After that the majority of them, as well as the dogs that were not fast enough, are inhumanely put to death. A total and complete waste of life! It is not like raising chickens and pigs for slaughter, those animals at least provide life and existence to others. The animals you and your people breed and raise are destine for miserable lives and I will not support you or ANY business that condones this behavior. You people are no better than those who fight dogs and it won’t be long before your industry sees the same fate. You and your PEOPLE disgust me!

I too will never step foot in a PCI Gaming business again. Biloxi has far better casinos anyway and from what I have seen of that run down place you call work, respectable people would never be caught dead in such a dump.

GREYHOUND RACING IS ANIMAL ABUSE!

By: Carl Emmons

Carl Emmons — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:57:12 +0000

One day each and every one of us will stand before God and be held accountable for the choices we made while on this earth. I hope every body chooses to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior before then.

By: nwfpi09

nwfpi09 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:16:48 +0000

There is no reason to hate unless you yourself have a personal problem with gambling. And when I say personal I mean you yourself have problems with your own free will. Every one in this country has been given the right of free will. You make a choice to walk into an establishment due to free will be it a bar, a casino, a strip joint, or even a mall. You make that choice to pick up that beer, drop money into that slot, give a dancer a dollar, or even spend hundreds on that outfit you really don’t need. I agree there are many addictions in this world. But to say that this new opportunity for the city of Pensacola is a sin and that we will feel the wrath of God because of this is total hogwash. What we all should be thankful for is that this will produce many much needed jobs for the unemployed here in Pensacola. My family has worked at the track for over 30 years, and when I say family I don’t only mean personal family, I mean people who I have known for that many years and they all are thankful number one that their jobs have been saved and number two that someone like the Porch Creek Indians actually gives a damn to help them save their jobs. And then the actual advantage of employment to other unemployed inviduals who need jobs here. So why don’t we try to think outside the box for a moment. And take this as a blessing and not a curse. And for the record, this is not the “mob”, these are Porch Creek Indians. And they work just as hard as anyone else. Just because they are given certain types of grants and help does not mean we have to hate.

By: Carl Emmons

Carl Emmons — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:43:53 +0000

I do not know if the hurricanes we have been getting are a wrath from God or not. I am not the judge, only God is. I would just like to remind everybody of a story in the Bible about Sodom and Gomorrah. God destroyed these cities because of the peoples sin. Just something to think about.

By: Caraway Bandit

Caraway Bandit — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:43:54 +0000

In response to weepandsow: So basically you want a free handout?