Philadelphian Roulette

Whether or not you're like me and don't consider card playing a sport, no one should feel good about this decision. From the Associated Press:

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The state's highest court on Tuesday upheld the decision of state regulators to allow groups led by a Connecticut Indian tribe and a Chicago billionaire developer to build slot-machine casinos on Philadelphia's riverfront.

The Supreme Court rejected the challenge by a rival applicant that lost out on a license, and sped Philadelphia toward becoming the nation's largest city with downtown casinos.

On Dec. 20, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board chose the two casinos, Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia and SugarHouse Casino, from among five suitors. The winning projects were backed by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which runs the huge Foxwoods Resort Casino on its Connecticut reservation, and Neil G. Bluhm, a billionaire developer from Chicago who is the biggest investor in SugarHouse.

Both slots casinos could open as early as next year.

I know plenty of people who want to go to college somewhere fun. I don't know half as many who want to go somewhere best known for bilking people out of their retirement savings.