I'm moving to Florida and never coming back to this state. In the past few weeks, Donahue has seen the staff at Hot Shots shrink from 45 to 12. She worries that many of those laid off will have difficulty finding other jobs. You've got people in wheelchairs working in these places. When you look at it from that angle, it's just the most devastating thing I've ever seen.
Some operators blame the courts and the government for their predicament.
Some blame the larger operators for making video gaming too visible in the state. Donahue blames the church. The churches don't want the video games. They say it's a sin. That's not gambling.