Deciding on whether to have a casino in their hometown has taken priority over any other matter in Taiwan’s outlying island of Kinmen. Even music festivals.

Held in the island every year, the Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival is considered to be the largest tourist attraction and is one of the first activities planned for each year, Su Cheng-ji, spokesperson for the Kinmen National Park where the festival is held, told CNA.

This year, however, organizers decided to postpone the music festival to make way for the gambling referendum, which will be held on October 28.

The organizers said that aside from the tides being “too high for a pleasant concert,” they also want “to encourage everyone to vote on this important gambling referendum,” which would increase Kinmen’s tourism industry and create jobs in the island.