Casino-Free News: April 2008

Casino-Free Philadelphia has produced a voter's guide for the First Senatorial District race. Three democratic candidates -- Anne Dicker, Larry Farnese, and John Dougherty -- are competing for the seat previously held by Vincent Fumo. One unchallenged republican candidate, Jack Morley, is also competing.

You can download our voter's guide, which assembles the candidates’ responses on the casino question.

Thursday, April 10th, the most lively debate on the costs of casinos occurred in Philadelphia. After four years of soundbites on the benefits of casinos, Governor Rendell has never articulated their costs to the city. Casinos have serious economic costs -- a net loss of $52 million per year to the city budget according to our report "You Pay Even If You Don't Play."


watch Fox 29's report on the debate-in

We've released the report: You Pay Even if You Don't Play, that demonstrates that casinos will drain resources from Philadelphia, at a rate of at least $52 million per year. That's $52 million that could be spent on any other city priorities. That's $52 million that would be needed just for Philadelphia that Governor Rendell has not accounted for. He needs to think seriously about whether casinos are worth it.

Take a look at our report and sign up to join us at the Debate-In on Thursday to bring the issue straight to Rendell's door!

Sign up online here!

OPERATION HIDDEN COSTS
JOIN CASINO-FREE PHILADELPHIA FOR THE FIRST-EVER DEBATE-IN

Debate-In at Rendell's Office: Are Casinos Worth It?
Thursday, April 10th at 3:00 PM
Meet on the west side of City Hall and we will walk together to Governor Rendell's Philadelphia Office in the Bellevue

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