Auntie:

I'm not against gambling, and I have plenty of vices. On issues like this, I'm pretty much a live and let live kind of guy. Besides, I didn't want to get into that. I was just trying to make the point that if you're collecting money to fund the government, that's a tax, no matter what you call it or where/how you collect it.

which brings me to you grandpa. Sure it's relief for property owners, but it's collecting the same money from someone else, which I guess is what Eyeman means by "revenue neutral." So in the long run it's not reducing the overall tax bill, just switching the burden from one group to another (though I do assume plenty of property owners gamble). I own a house and I have to pay taxes on it, so what the hell: who wouldn't like a break? But if all I'm doing is handing the bill to someone else, I feel a responsibility to at least acknowledge that's what's happening.

But like I said, I still have to educate myself on this one. Who knows? Maybe I'll vote yes.