Summary: In a rush to expand gambling (aka “gaming”) in recent years, lawmakers in states like Pennsylvania have largely ignored serious social costs to individuals and communities, facts supported by evidence from the health and social sciences. Facts &...
It is increasingly challenging for voters and constituents to know whether what they’re hearing from candidates and elected officials about key issues is really the truth. That’s where Pennsylvania Family Council’s new “When A Politician Tells You” web tool can...
Communities across Pennsylvania proving Governor Wolf, state legislature should never have looked to gambling as a “solution” to budget shortfall Included in the massive, 939-page gambling expansion bill hastily passed in early November by the General Assembly and...
(Update: Click here for the PA Gaming Control Board's current list of opt-outs) Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board now reports a total of 404 municipalities that have passed a resolution exercising the opt-out option in the 939-page gambling expansion legislation...
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...
Find out the latest on issues impacting your family during Live @ Lunch with Pennsylvania Family Institute. Recorded live at 12pm, these sessions offer direct insight from our staff and/or special guests, all while you can watch either live over your lunch break or...
Step-by-Step Action Guide - Your local officials must act fast. What started as a simple idea – creating one phone number, 1-800-GAMBLER, to call for gambling help – turned into the state sponsoring just about every gambling option possible and nearly doubling the...
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...
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...