As of November 27, there are already 137 municipalities that have said no to a casino in their community - exercising the opt out option in the 939-page gambling expansion legislation recently passed within 24 hours by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. To find out...
Unprecedented Gambling Expansion Bill Becomes Law TAKE ACTION: A time-sensitive response is needed to stop a casino from being built in your neighborhood. Sadly, it's official: Governor Wolf signed into law one of the largest expansions of gambling that any state...
How did your State Senator and State Representative vote? See roll call below. It started as a simple bill to create 1-800-GAMBLER as the one number in PA to call for gambling help. It's now a law adding more casinos and just about every gambling option a state can...
The National White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week brings together hundreds of national, state and local groups, along with driven concerned citizens in a massive effort to educate the public on the harms from pornography and the many resources available to...
Pennsylvania Family Council asks Governor Wolf to veto HB 271, the 939-page harmful bill that passed both chambers in less than 24 hours HARRISBURG, PA - What began as a six-page bill intended to set up a phone number to help compulsive gamblers turned into a...
On Monday, July 17, 2017, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held a hearing on the case Doe v Boyertown Area School District which began with the following opening statement made by Randall Wenger, Chief Counsel for the...
FACT: Pennsylvania already takes more money from citizens through casino gambling than any other state - even Nevada, with its Mecca, Las Vegas. There, at least, a substantial percentage of the money-losers at casinos traveled there for that purpose. It’s called...
As technology brings positive advances, it also creates new problems for old vices such as gambling. Pennsylvania’s HB 271 is a poor response to the impulsive pull of online gambling, fantasy sports games betting, and online lottery tickets. On June 7th, HB 271 was...
Proposed Change Would Undermine Personal Privacy and Religious Liberty The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) is proposing a dangerous end-run around the legislature that seriously threatens your personal privacy and religious liberty. We need you to...
State officials in Harrisburg are considering the addition of state-sponsored video gambling in local businesses throughout Pennsylvania, either as part of the budget process or in a yet-to-be introduced Senate bill. Here are 11 reasons why this is a bad mix: Video...