Gov. Christie vows to enact sports betting in A.C., drinks a Yuengling at the Irish Pub and says he "not buying into" the idea that A.C. is dangerous
Gov. Christie comes to the Boardwalk to pronounce the city safer than ever, vows to enact sports betting in town by the fall and drinks a Yuengling at the Irish Pub, and says he's still waiting for the Boss to call.
Gov. Christie vows to enact sports betting in A.C., drinks a Yuengling at the Irish Pub and says he "not buying into" the idea that A.C. is dangerous
So that's Irish Pub owner Cathy Burke, God love her, she offered to buy drinks and food for the entire press and security corps with Gov. Christie. Gov. Christie was in town to sooth the nerves of a jittery city a few days after the stabbing deaths of two Canadian tourists in broad daylight and just a day before Memorial Day. As the DO AC folks handed out free popcorn and shirts, Christie said he'd be forging ahead with sports betting regulations in defiance of the federal ban. He wants the sports book legal in A.C. in time for football season.
He dismissed the idea that Atlantic City is a dangerous place, and said he was not giving in to the perception that tourists are not safe. "I'm not buying into that," he said. "We're never going to try to justify senseless acts of violence that happenned recently," he said. "But things are much better. "
"I'm not going to surrendor to that perception," he said, though he acknowledged that some of the negative perception of the city is earned, some not. As to the headline in the Daily News this week, Tourist Deathtrap, he said. "I don't ever care much what Philadelphia thinks of New Jersey."
He said he and Mary Pat and their kids would be spending part of their Memorial Day weekend at Revel. And as for his efforts to get Bruce Springsteen to play in Atlantic City, he said he has yet to hear back from the Boss. "No, he hasn't called me," he said.
irresponsible to say A.C. is not dangerous. every city is dangerous with these new ADD, shat for brains, copycat lil wayne wannabe, hip hop gansters. these kids are dumb and dangerous.— high water- That's kinda like the politicians in Jaws saying the swimming was safe.The two victims did not have State Police bodyguards....this is just feel good talk from a fat man. (HTML deleted)— oakster
- atta boy Chris. philly has been on a steady decline (thank the party controlling the city since...) for years, what do they know??? gee i wonder who owns the daily news, it wouldnt be dems trying to portray Christie as a horrible person would it??? still waiting for the headline on how safe philly is LOL— 420Phillie
- Atlantic City is much less dangerous than most other US cities, and if this schizophrenic woman had been looked after by her family or kept in Philadelphia, where she lived, this tragedy would not have ended the lives of two unsuspecting Toronto women. Bravo to Governor Christie for risking a fight with the Feds. This is an easier one to enter the ring, as sports betting in already allowed in 4 other states.— nortongaming
I don't think you appreciate the gut reaction people have to these things...Governor Tubby, It's all psychological. You yell 'Stick Em Up,' everybody says 'Huh? What?' You yell 'Double Murders with a butcher knife,' we've got a panic on our hands on the Memorial Day weekend."
-Mayor Larry Vaughn
- Philadelphia is 100x more dangerous than AC. Anyone been to the great northeast lately? Or Germantown?— dave202
Comment removed.- while he's in town, I hope he looks for whomever did that to her face.
KING~out— thee~KING - haha Fat jokes is all you people have?? typical small-minded lemmings LOL— 420Phillie
- 420Phillie you are the lemming if you buy into Governor Bullcrap's act. Yes he is going to stay with his family at the Revel to show tht Atlantic City is safe. Tell me Governor Bacala how many state police accompanied you on your walk on Pacific Avenue at 3 am? I would love to know what the cost of Govornor Soprano's security detail cost tax payers.— consierge
- Christie never cares what Philadelphia thinks of NJ? How old is this guy? How did we end up with this immature windbag as govenor? He sounds like a 12 year old most of the time.— MikeP
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