64%	yes
36%	No

Comment: Let's keep the money in Florida, and make it legal. If you don't want to gamble, you don't have to. from Pensacola, FL by Pat

Comment: Anything to bring more jobs into this area is a positive move. from Pensacola by Karen

Comment: It would hurt the nonprofit Bingo programs. These organizations need this money to do there work. from Crestview, FL by Steve

Comment: If I am going to gamble...and lose, I would rather donate my money to Florida than Mississippi or Alabama. Let's open legal gambling in Florida. from crestview, fla. by al

Comment: I certainly hope legal Gambling comes to Florida so I dont have to travel to another state and give tham my money. from crestview, fla. by mary

Comment: this county needs the work from pensacola,fla by roland

Comment: Gambling could promote tourism which is the only industry this state has. All our neighbor states have gambling or making plans for it. If Florida cannot bring in other industries such as what Alabama has done we need it. from Pensacola, FL by Rich

Comment: The money that they promise usually produces more revenue for the casinos than it does for the general revenue of the state. from Niceville FL by Charlie

Comment: i totally support gambling. Look at how much of our local dollars go to Mississippi. we need to start keeping some of the money here in florida. Plus use the gambling to boost the tourism of the beaches from pace by tricia

Comment: Absolutely! Why should I have to drive my gambling money to Biloxi and have Mississippi benefit when I should be helping my home state . from Destin Fl by P

Comment: I am tired of the government trying to legislate our morals. If a person wants to gamble and lose his money, so be it. If you want to smoke and lose your health, so be it, or should smoking be against the law, too!! from Pensdacola by Frank

Comment: the money that goes seven days a week to mississipi could sure help out at home.it is mostly seniors going to the casinos and they would it if they could stay in pensacola,and enjoy the diversion without thebus trip. from pensacolafl. by dee

Comment: Why should Alabama or Misisissippi get our money? People who gamble will gamble anyway. I grew in a state where gambling was legal and then illegal then legal again. Those who gambled never stopped just the state lost the revenue. And who has the right to dictate their moral ideas on me? T%he churches sponser bingo games all the time and there are bingo halls all over. But isn't this gambling? from Milton Fl by John

Comment: i support gambling in florida from pensacola,fla. by Donald

Comment: I believe eventually gambling will be everywhere anyway and with unemployment so high it will bring much needed jobs to people needing to work. from Walnut Hill, Fl by Shelia

Comment: The state should not be legislating morality; if there is separation between church and state, and you can't pray in school, then why is the state legislating morality?! Besides, it is my money, NOT the states, and if I want to go to a casino and gamble, it is my business only!!! If you don't like gambling, then stay out of the casinos!!! from Jay, Florida by Don

Comment: Regardless of the revenue, the government will be supporting something that has become a serious problem in our state. from Pensacola by Kevin

Comment: Gambling should be illegal- brings in crime takes money from needy families - it is just a bad influence creates a lot of trouble for everyone. from Pensacola,Florida by Lela

Comment: I absolutely agree. Bring in more jobs, keep taxes down and bring in revenue to the state. People will gamble whether or not our state allows this, so why not let them spend the money here? from Crestview, Florida by Marie

Comment: Great Idea!! from Navarre by Edna

Comment: Lets put all the energy into creating new industrial jobs instead of "Gambling" We as a state have gambled way too much and look where we are at today.Raise taxes as yo were going to do anyway as bringing the gambling issue to light automatically puts one in a negative light as a law maker..hence you will decide what you already have...raise the taxes over and over again as history has shown to run a country and run it..but not into the ground as we have today. Its amazing waht kind of morals we try to snuff out when the going gets tough to make a buck. At least we have not jumped on the ban wagon with California and want to grow weed for $$$ tax. YET!Yet in despair people will vote yes in this economic "afraid of the dark" climate. from Pensacola,FL by D

Comment: Please look around and see how gambling hurt the individual people from cantonment by deborah

Comment: It's about time Florida started reaping the benefits that her citizens are bestowing on other states. Gambling is a choice. If you want to you can and if you don't you do not have to. But a lot of people use this as entertainment and right now Florida could sure use the dollars going into other state coffers. from PENSACOLA/FL by MARQUIETA

Comment: Gamblers will find a way to gamble so why not have our county/state gain some of the potential revenue. from Pensacola/FL by Joice

Comment: If a lottery can be running in the state so can a casino. from Navarre, Fl. by C J

Comment: We need the money. from crestview by james

Comment: why let floridas money go to alabama and missippi. when florida could be using the revenue for the short falls in the state. from molino fl. by james

Comment: The State should not be in the business of encouraging vice. from cantonment, FL by carolyn

Comment: Casino gambling would bring jobs to our local area and rejuvenate abandoned buildings , help keep tourist in the area who are looking for adult enteranment like casino gameing . I know that I could use a job . from Pensacola by Kevin

Comment: if the gambling is off-shore or on indian land...i do not mind and they should be taxed accordingly...but i do oppose it in the state of florida... from pcola fl by h

Comment: yes, i do think they should let gambling into our state..why let all those dollars filter into Biloxi and other states. another idea, would be to let a ship into our harbors for gambling...instead of building a casino, dock ships into various harbors...they are already equipped with the machines and poker tables...an dining facilities...make use of some of them. from pensacola by georgia

Comment: I do not support gambling in the State of Florida. It is a horrible habit and costs too much in the lives of people. from Navarre, Florida by Chris

Comment: If it would help the bring in any kind of income for the state I am all for it.

Comment: I am all for gambling, keep our mmoney in Florida, not to other states. Just look at the jobs that it would create and the extra money the stste would get, it is just about nessary if the churches are against it then tax them more from Pensacola Fl. by Roger

Comment: If we are supposted to have sparation of church and state then no religion should stop the will of the people. from Crestview, FL by Michael

Comment: Drive to Biloxi Mississippi and look at the car tags in the parking lots of the casinos..over 50% are Florida tags..they are pullng in the tax dollars and the jobs..what about Florida? can't we use both. from fort walton beach..FL by Bill

Comment: Yes, for heaven's sakes, it is - our has been in the past, a free country - where individuals make their life choices. One happens to be gambling. Currently, we have a possibility of a hotel resort with electronic bingo to be built on Perdido Key. This would be a boon to SW Escambia County. - Construction jobs would be created. - Permanent jobs would be created in the hospitality and gaming industries. - Visitors who prefer a hotel to a condominium setting for a vacation will visit the Key and SW Escambia. - Some of the new visitors will like the area, return and invest in a home or job. - Escambia County tax and sales revenues will increase. This is not a smoky den of inequity. It is a legitimate development that will benefit all of us indirectly and directly benefit those who choose to use the new facility. Let's stop legislating and prohibiting the behavior of others when it does not harm us or our community. from Pensacola / Florida by JR

Comment: We have the lottery,why not casinos from Navarre,Fl by Stephanie

Comment: i see nothing wrong with having more gambling in the state. from pensacola,florida by nancy

Comment: Gambling is just one facet of the lack of vision on the part of our representatives and many of our residents. Take a look at the progress in Biloxi, Destin, and Ft. Walton over the last few years. What has Pensacola brought to the table to increase tourism or industry other than the maritime park which has moved nowhere. from Pensacola, FL by Tom

Comment: The state has no business preventing adults from making their own decisions, as long as it doesn't affect anyone else. I have no interest in gambling, but if people are going to waste their money anyway, the tax revenue might as well stay local. from Pensacola by Lisa

Comment: I believe anything that will help our economy is fine with me from Milton F.L. by Crystal

Comment: Ultimately, gambling begets bigger and uglier criminal activity. Quite possibly if it were held within reason by reasonable people it would work out; but the problem is that it (gambling) is addictive and can ruin all you have worked for. We don't need to legalize it hear in Florida. from Mary Esther, FL. by Tom