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Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling

Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling. NoSlots.com. Statistics From the Rhode Island Gambling Treatment Program Main Problem Type of Gambling. Statistics From the West Virginia Problem Gamblers Help Program Main Problem Type of Gambling.

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Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling

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  1. Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling NoSlots.com

  2. Statistics From the Rhode Island Gambling Treatment Program Main Problem Type of Gambling

  3. Statistics From the West Virginia Problem Gamblers Help Program Main Problem Type of Gambling

  4. 3,000 - 6,000 Additional NH Gambling Addicts(compared to non-gamblers, National Gambling Impact Study Commission)

  5. Increased Annual Serious CrimeCasinos at 3 Tracks & 2 North Country Locationsfrom Grinols, Mustard, 2006

  6. Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling 64% of callers subject of civil actions for failure to pay debts. 62% admitted to committing fraud, writing bad checks, or forgery. 21% admitted to embezzling money from their employers. 21% admitted to larceny against friends, family, or strangers. -- 2008 Florida Gambling Help Line Intake Data

  7. Nevada Gamblers Anonymous Survey 66% planned suicide 63% stolen property 45% declared bankruptcy 28% attempted suicide 23% quit work 15% hospitalized due to gambling-related health problem -- William N. Thompson and R. Keith Schwer, 2007

  8. False Hopefor Those Under Economic StressWelte, 2004

  9. Harm To Children(links to studies underlined) • Rutgers University study: teens are twice as likely to be heavy gamblers if their parents gamble.  Teens are one-third more likely become pathological level 3 gamblers if their parents gamble.   • University of Delaware study: Delaware teens gambling over the past month were two to three times more likely than non-gambling peers to smoke, binge drink, steal, or use illegal drugs. • National Academy of Sciences commission meta-study: 10 percent of children and 50 percent of spouses suffer physical abuse at the hands of pathological gamblers.

  10. Addiction Treatment Helps only 7-9%links underlined • American Journal of Psychiatry: 7% of lifetime pathological gamblers sought or received any type of treatment. • Literature review by Petry et al: “8% of [Gamblers Anonymous] attendees achieve a year of abstinence.” • U.S. National Epidemiological Survey: 9.1% of gambling addicts used either GA or other treatment programs.

  11. NH’s Brand Image - Earned Over DecadesHealthy, Wholesome, Clean, Natural Outdoor Adventures Historic Villages, Family-Centered NH DTTD Website, 11/5/2009

  12. Is This What We Want NH’s Image & Reputation To Become? Millennium Gaming Website, 10/20/2009

  13. Casinos and Economic Development? “Casinos that cater to a local market generally do not bring outside money into the economy through the spending of its patrons … Residents patronizing such casinos may simply substitute gambling for other goods and services.” Federal Reserve of Boston literature review, 2006. "There has been no economic development spin-off from the [Foxwoods] casino ... Gamblers have one thing in mind: get to the casino, win or lose their money, get in their cars, and go home." Mayor Wesley Johnson, Ledyard, Connecticut “There is no reason on earth for any of you to expect for more than a second that just because there are people here, they’re going to run into your restaurants and stores just because we build this [casino] here.” Casino developer Steve Wynn, speaking to Bridgeport, Connecticut business leaders, New York Times, September 13, 1992.

  14. Bureau of Labor StatisticsGambling Industry Median Wage: $10.92 Half of all casino workers earn less than $10.93 per hour, many near-minimum wage. Workers will be imported to fill these sub-living wage jobs … … creating pressure on school and welfare budgets, housing, and transportation.

  15. North Country Business Leaders On Casinos “We're not in that business … I don't see any opportunity for it.” David Ritchie, director of sales and marketing, Omni Mount Washington Resort, NH Business Review, 9/9/2009 “During our three years of studying across the four states in our Sustainable Economy Initiative plan there was never a mention of gaming … It's being pushed from another area. It's not really high on the list up here.” Jim Tibbetts, president and chief executive, First Colebrook Bank, NHBR, 9/9/2009 “Gambling is a solution to a short-term problem … [we should not] underestimate the long-term consequences … We’re a family-oriented resort and residential community. [Gambling] is not compatible.” Pat Corso, former GM, Mount Washington Resort, NHBR, 1/30/2009 “[Gambling] is not even a consideration.” Chris Diego, general manager of the Mountain View Grand, asked if casinos fit into his resort’s plans, NHBR, 1/30/2009 “It (gambling) is not even on the radar screen.” Peter Riviere,Executive Director,Coos Economic Development Corp., NHBR, 1/30/2009 “A false panacea.” Peter Powell, Co-chair, Coos County Economic Development Council, NHBR, 1/30/2009

  16. Casino Tax RatesBait & Switch Coming?

  17. A Declining Revenue SourceForces Constant Expansion • “[Gambling revenues] do not keep pace with traditional tax revenues and government expenditures over time … [and] may add to, rather than ease, long-term budget imbalances.” --Rockefeller Institute of Government, 9/2009 • Forces expansion in: Locations Operating Hours Drinking, Smoking Permitting Forms of Gambling Number of Machines Subsidized Rooms, Meals, Entertainment

  18. A Declining Revenue SourceIn the End: Slots In/Near Every Community • Revenue from Illinois’ 9 casinos plummeted 24 percent this year, forcing the state to permit 45,000 additional slot machines in bars, restaurants, and social clubs throughout the state. • Connecticut Governor Rell, facing sharp revenue declines from her state’s 2 tribal casinos, earlier this year proposed legalizing 1,000 keno slot machines in bars throughout the state. • The Pennsylvania legislature in Oct, 2009 legalized table games at its existing casinos and racinos, though backers of that state’s 2004 authorizing legislation promised table games would never be needed. • In Maine, Bangor’s Hollywood Slots management announced its desire to add table games, though voters were promised that this would not be necessary when racinos were legalized in 2003.

  19. Polling: The Impact of The Facts

  20. Nation’s #1 Gambling Lobbyist Wants No Casino in His Town “If someone were to come around and tell me that they were going to put a casino in McLean, Virginia where I live, I would probably work very, very hard against it.” Frank Fahrenkopf is CEO and chief Washington lobbyist, American Gaming Association. See the Fahrenkopf video clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q74wZkg07vs

  21. Thank You! Don’t Trade Slots Casinos For New Hampshire’s Healthy, Family-Friendly Reputation, High Quality of Life, Lowest-in-the-Nation Crime Rate, and Independent Legislature, Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling Jim Rubens (603) 359-3300

  22. Australian Productivity Commission Draft Report on Gambling Impact • “The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government's independent research and advisory body on a range of economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians.” This is the most extensive recent report on gambling impacts done by any independent body. • Key Findings: • Slot machines are between 6 and 18 times more risky than lotteries (page 4.31). • "Beyond the powerful example provided by the early liberalisation experiences of Australia, there is a broad range of evidence suggesting a link between accessibility [proximity] and harm." (10.3) • Video slot machines “account for around 75-80 per cent of 'problem gamblers' and are found to pose significant problems for ordinary consumers.” (xxiii) • Gambling cost to Australian society: $4.5 billion dollars per year, with over 75 percent of these costs deriving from video slot machines. These costs exceed benefits when abused dollars (or "excess" losses) by problem gamblers are included (page 3.22). Cost per year allocated across all adults in population is US$225. • "The potential for significant harm from some types of gambling is what distinguishes gambling from most other enjoyable recreational activities - and underlines the communities' ambivalence towards it" (xx). "While many Australians gamble, they remain sceptical about the overall community benefits (figure 3.2). For instance, one survey estimated that around 80 per cent of Victorian adults considered that gambling had done more harm than good (with little difference between the views of gamblers and non-gamblers)" (3.8). • Looking at all Australian surveys, roughly 80 percent of the public wants to see gambling machines removed or their numbers reduced (10.9). • “Had there been full knowledge at the time about the harmful effects of substantially increasing accessibility to gaming machines in the 1990s, a different model of liberalisation, with less widespread accessibility, may well have been seen as appropriate.” (xxxii)

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