We deserve the option to gamble

I like to go to Bushwoods, so I go. I

like to go to RoughRider games, so occasionally I go. I like to eat at restaurants, so I go to the ones I like.

Now and then, I like to attend Paramount Theatre activities and, of course, I go. I haven't been to the new art museum, but sometime I plan to go. If I choose to gamble, I go.

I've gambled in Dubuque, Clinton, Tama, Riverside (I love Riverside) and Davenport.

I am not poor and definitely not rich.

I've stayed at a hotel a few times in those cities and I had to fill up my gas tank in a few of those cities, but I wanted to gamble, so I went.

My point is, if I choose to gamble, I would much rather do it in Cedar Rapids and Linn County than anywhere else. I'm voting yes March 5 because I think we need the option.

Timothy Long

Cedar Rapids