Casino-Free Philadelphia Press Room
Welcome to the Casino-Free Philadelphia press room. Casino-Free Philadelphia's mission is to stop casinos from coming to Philadelphia and close any that open The social and economic costs of predatory gambling are plainly apparent from an industry reliant on addiction to survive.
Casino-Free Philadelphia operates on a simple media strategy: Tell the truth. As a result of that and our creative actions, we have received local, state, national, and international media in hundreds of news stories. Our message has been carried by CNN, National Public Radio, USA Today and numerous Philadelphia newspapers.
Press Inquiries: Please contact us using our online form; you can also contact spokesperson dan [at] casinofreephila [dot] org (Dan Hajdo by email) or at (267) 971-0937.
Recent Press Coverage
- 03/13/10 - SugarHouse wants to add 42 table games - The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 03/10/10 - Wynn-win for the Delaware? - The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 03/09/10 - Monica Yant Kinney: What problem with gambling? - The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 03/07/10 - Monica Yant Kinney: The lifeblood of Parx casino in Bucks is low-roller locals - The Philadelphia Inquirer
- 03/07/10 - Half Empty: Casino investors have lesson to learn - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Recent Press Releases
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3, dozens of supporters members of Casino-Free Philadelphia will travel by on a bus to Harrisburg to present Steve Wynn and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board with their views on Wynn’s proposal to build a casino in South Philadelphia. They will make it clear that Wynn’s proposal is no improvement, and even worse than the failed Foxwoods proposal.
Today, Judge Dugan found 13 anti-casino activists "not guilty" on charges of failure to disperse, disorderly conduct, and criminal conspiracy. The activists were arrested on Sept. 29, 2009, for demonstrating against casinos by lining the entrance to the SugarHouse casino construction site.
Our Current Campaign
Casino-Free Testimony
Casinos are widely opposed by both average residents of Philadelphia and experts knowledgeable about the issue. Browse our collected testimonies and interviews with those who hold a vision of a casino-free Philadelphia!
