GAMBLING IN THE NEWS
April 16, 2015
In case you have missed the ongoing saga of the “economic border war” between Connecticut and Massachusetts (latest story here), here is a quick recap: The […]
April 9, 2015
As the Florida House and Senate debate legislation that could bring more gambling to Florida, this recent piece in the New York Daily News provides a stark look […]
April 1, 2015
Letter to the Editor in Bradenton Herald: March 31, 2015 No slots for Florida! All the talk in Tallahassee about opening up Florida to widespread […]
March 13, 2015
The following opinion column appeared in Spanish in El Nuevo Herald on earlier this week. Below is the a portion of the editorial in Spanish and […]
March 12, 2015
March 11, 2015 ”No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session,” the axiom goes – and a supersized 316-page House […]
March 11, 2015
Published: March 11, 2015 Perhaps it’s a scare card to force the Seminole Tribe of Florida to ante up at the negotiating table as a key […]
March 9, 2015
Tampa Tribune editorial is a must-read… Published: March 8, 2015 Don’t believe the spin that a massive Florida House gambling bill represents a “contraction” in gaming. Hillsborough […]
March 4, 2015
No Casinos, Inc. has unveiled a new 30-second ad, “New Deal,” that outlines the historic expansion of gambling proposed in House Bill 1233, which was introduced […]
March 3, 2015
BY JOHN SOWINSKI Special to The Tampa Tribune Published: March 3, 2015 For decades, casino lobbyists have tried to turn Florida into Las Vegas. But they have […]
March 2, 2015
The following statements can be attributed to No Casinos President John Sowinski regarding HB 1233 unveiled by Representative Dana Young today: “This bill would cause the […]
February 27, 2015
Frank Nero is a former elected official from New Jersey at the time voters approved casinos in Atlantic City, and was the CEO of the Beacon […]
February 24, 2015
A recent survey of New Jersey residents revealed that 63% of those surveyed said the city’s best days are behind it. In addition, only 38% of […]
February 20, 2015
Wow, this is the most money the Revel has made in a long time… Read the full story here
February 19, 2015
For decades, the casino industry has promoted itself as a funding mechanism to boost public education. Atlantic City certainly heard that sales pitch during a 1978 […]
February 16, 2015
February 12, 2015
#ThrowbackThursday to August 5, 2014 report on MarylandReporter.com site with this bold headline, “Despite campaign promises, casinos, not schools, are big winners from gaming profits.” This […]
February 5, 2015
#ThrowbackThursday to a March 2, 1986 article in the Los Angeles Times. Steve Norton, author of the economic impact study that was used in the successful […]
January 28, 2015
#ThrowbackThursday to June 15, 2013 article in the New York Times that describes how, despite casino industry promises of economic development, the opening of Genting’s Resorts […]
January 20, 2015
Printed in the Orlando Sentinel on Jan. 17, 2015: Geoff Freeman’s guest column on casinos made me feel like I was in a time warp (“Casino […]
January 14, 2015
#ThrowBackThursday to this opinion piece printed in the Tampa Bay Times on January 11, 2008 from Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, member of the Florida Tax and Budget Reform […]