AMC Getting Mixed Signals

The Association of Members Clubs (AMC) is trying to figure out what is going on with their relationship with the government. They say that they are getting mixed signals at best, and the government is telling them one thing and the media something else. They say that Junior Finance Minister Conrad Enill is telling them what they want to hear, instead of the truth.

Association President Bryan Phillip says that Enill is telling them positive things, saying that things are looking good and that they are on their side. Then Prime Minister Patrick Manning goes out in the press and says that they are closing them down – and that 7,000 workers will probably end up out of work.

They say that they keep asking for minutes of their meetings with Enill, but he won’t do it. He tells them that they are simply meeting unofficially to talk, and that the foreign clubs are the problem. Then they go out in the media and say that the AMC said that – not the government.

Enill says that they asked to see him and that he is not going to have minutes for a meeting they asked for. He says that the Prime Minister has been very clear in that he is planning on banning slot machines and that casino gambling is illegal. Enil says that the AMC has been taking part in a loophole that allows private clubs to have slot machines, but that is coming to an end.

Enill also said that by eliminating the slot machines they are not putting people out of work because it doesn’t take people to run slot machines, so how can it possibly affect them. Officials say that not only does it take people to ensure that the slot machines are running properly, the revenue that comes from the slot machines pays wages – without the slot machines the fact is that people would be out of work.

The AMC said that if the government bans slot machines, they would have to find a way to absorb all of those people who were now out of work so that they didn’t leave them in a lurch. They say that they will add more tables, etc. in an attempt to keep them working, as they are willing to take care of them, something it seems the government is not willing to do.

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