Stop Predatory Gambling

Pennsylvania State Senator acknowledges casinos are predatory

by spgadmin

Pennsylvania citizens opposed to predatory gambling have been working hard to defeat legislative efforts that would allow casinos in their state to extend credit to gamblers. The Philadelphia Inquirer has a report here.

Predatory gambling opponents visited the West Philadelphia headquarters of Democratic state Sen. Vincent Hughes to make their case. He met with the group and promised to raise the matter with the rest of the Philadelphia Senate delegation.

Kimberly Everett, Hughes’ director of communications, said the credit issue was “not necessarily” a deal-breaker in terms of the senator’s support of new gambling legislation. She added that Hughes “was sensitive to the fact that this was predatory.”

If Senator Hughes is indeed “sensitive” to the predatory nature of the casino credit/debt program, we urge him and his colleagues to have a full investigative hearing about the predatory casino business model and other predatory practices used by casinos.