SPG Foundation in the News
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- “Predatory gambling opponents gather at state capital to protest amendment,”WNYT TV (NY), May 21, 2012
- “SPECIAL REPORT Vegas casinos gamble on online partners with a past,” Thomson Reuters, May 14, 2012
- “Commission’s Fair Game,” The Boston Herald, May 13, 2012
- “Casino lobbyist addresses Mass. regulators,” The Boston Globe, May 3, 2012
- “Massachusetts Gaming Commission seeks ways to include casino opponents in planning process,” Springfield Republican (MA), May 3, 2012
- “‘This is our one shot’: Racino opponents to pressure selectmen to reject proposal,” Attleboro Sun Chronicle (MA), April 30, 2012
- “Opponents object to casino industry lobbyist speaking at public forum,” The Boston Globe, April 25, 2012
- “The Massachusetts Lottery- Who Wins, Who Loses,” WGBH Public Radio, April 17, 2012
- “Blatstein’s back in thick of Philly’s casino game,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 15, 2012
- “Odds improve for internet gambling in Atlantic City,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 2012
- “All bets on video poker are off,” The Chicago Tribune, April 8, 2012
- “Lottery profits surge close to record levels,” The Boston Globe, April 6, 2012
- “End Government-Gambling Collusion,” Santa Fe New Mexican, April 2, 2012
- “2011 Lottery sales in Guilford add up to $85 million,” Greensboro News Record (NC), April 1, 2012
- “Is the Lottery a Predator?” FOX Business Network, March 30, 2012
- “Are internet gambling cafes criminal?” Warren Tribune Chronicle (OH), March 18, 2012
- “Illinois woman fights against predatory gambling,” The Daily Herald (IL), March 18, 2012
- “Verifone CEO on Lottery Card Payment Screens,” FOX Business Network, March 6, 2012
- “Anti-predatory gambling group speaks in Rockford,” CBS 23, March 5, 2012
- “Gambling on Internet is Trouble,” The Albuquerque Journal, February 15, 2012
- “Speedway gets in line for casino,” The Concord Monitor (NH), February 14, 2012
- “Budget writers tackle casino bill,” The Nashua Telegraph, February 14, 2012
- “Gambling opponent: Gingrich weakened casino oversight in Congress,” The Miami Herald, January 23, 2012
- “Online gambling: a casino in every home,” The Watertown Daily Times (NY), January 17, 2012
- “Justice Department OKs state-sponsored online gambling,” World Radio, January 7, 2012
- “Online Gambling Broke UConn Poker Addict- Now We Want to Make It Legal?” The Hartford Courant, Jan. 5, 2012
- “Not all locals find full casino at Aqueduct a sure bet,” New York 1 TV, January 2, 2012
- “Internet decision helps rally some gambling stocks,” The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dec. 28, 2011
- “Massachusetts Treasurer: Cons to Online Lottery Sales,” The Lowell Sun (MA), Dec. 28, 2011
- “DOJ condemned for rewriting online gambling rules and announcing it at Christmas so no one notices,” The Daily Mail (UK), December 2011
- “New Slot Machines: Who’s Playing Whom?” The Huffington Post, December 2011
- “Lottery to accept debit cards in January,” The New Bedford Standard-Times, December 2011
- “Lottery poised to allow debit card purchases in 2012,” State House News Service (MA), December 2011
- “Gambling foes ready for next round in Kentucky casino fight,” Associated Press, December 2011
- “Political Veteran to Head Casino Panel,” The Boston Globe, December 2011
- “Foxwoods files appeal to Pa. high court to save casino project,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 2011
- “Former Critic of Casinos Will Shape Industry’s Growth in Massachusetts,” State House News Service (MA), December 2011
- “Judges Reject Foxwoods’ Appeal of Philadelphia Casino License Revocation,” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2011
- “Questions Raised About Lewiston Casino Partner,” Maine Public Radio, November 2011
- “Video Slot Machines Starting Up in NYC,” Associated Press, October 2011
- “Florida Casino Bill Would Grow Gaming and Government,” Sunshine State News, October 2011
- “The next frontier in gambling: E-gaming,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2011
- “What Price is Florida Willing to Pay?” TCPalm.com, September 2011
- Gambling Creates More Addicts than Jobs,” The Boston Globe, September 2011
- “For Bay State, lessons in Pa.’s casino experience,” The Boston Globe, September 2011
- Spare Change News (Boston, MA), September 2011: “Does the Mass. Lottery Target Poor People?”
- The Christian Science Monitor, “Casinos multiply as states, such as Massachusetts, hunt for jobs, revenue,” September 2011
- The National Law Journal, September 2011: “The Big Federal Gamble”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2011: “Gambling Board cold to Foxwoods moves to regain license”
- The Boston Globe, “Casino foes lack seasoned leaders,” September 2011
- The State House News Service (MA), August 2011: “Problem Gambling Council Backs Casino Plan Safeguards, Piques Critics
- The Boston Globe, August 2011: “Gambling projections for Mass. no sure bet”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2011: “Parx officials tell state of child-abandonment deterrents”
- The New York Post, August 2011: “Congress may OK online gambling”
- The Sunday New York Times, August 2011: “Starved Budgets Inspire New Look at Web Gambling”
- The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (TX), August 2011: “Coastal Bend lawmakers say its time to roll the dice on legalized gambling”
- The Chicago Tribune, August 2011: “Are airport slot machines ready for takeoff in Chicago?”
- State House News (MA), July 2011: “While lottery sales are flat, Grossman sees online gaming pilot as unlawful”
- The Washington Post, July 2011: “Pulling Up to a Curb Near You: Powerball”
- The Times Leader (PA), July 2011: “Young Gamblers Help Pa. Casinos”
- The Philadelphia City Paper, June 2011: “Betting on White”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2011: “A slight delay in next phase of SugarHouse expansion”
- The Chicago Tribune, June 2011: “Chicago’s casino bet”
- The Providence Journal, May 2011: “Twin River pushes for gambling referendum”
- The Daily Herald (IL), May 2011: “Arlington Heights gambling opponents offer survey”
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 2011: “U.S. courts say casinos have no ‘duty of care’ responsibility to halt compulsive gamblers from playing”
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 2011: “While other nations try gambling ‘harm minimization,’ U.S. casino slots players are largely on their own”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2011: “Quest for more table games – which could cut tax revenue”
- Sports Illustrated, April 2011: “Deal With It: A Government Crackdown Has Muddied the Online Poker Picture”
- Southern California Public Radio, April 2011: “The Past, Present and Future of Controversial Online Poker”
- Business Record, April 2011: “Casino Tax Should Rise”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2011: “SugarHouse Casino expansion plan stirs lawsuit by local investors”
- USA Today, March 2011: “Charity addressing campus gambling seems risky to some”
- The BBC (US & Canada), March 2011: ” Online poker: US states gamble on making it legal”
- The Contra Costa Times (CA), March 2011: “Do not need a casino in West County”
- CBS Radio Chicago, March 2011: “Emanuel says he’d accept Chicago casino”
- The Philadelphia City Paper, March 2011: “The legislators had no answer. Maybe they should get one.”
- NewsWorks, February 2011: “Officials Ponder Next Step On Revoked Casino License”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2011: “Official says Philadelphia could still add casino”
- PhillyNews.com, February 2011: “City wants a shot at revoked gaming license”
- PlanPhilly.com, February 2011: “Attorney says city’s large numbers of Asians, Slavs are big reason it could handle two casinos”
- The Muskegon Chronicle (MI), February 2011: “Letters: Information About Predatory Gambling Available”
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA), January 2011: “Prosperity through gambling”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 2011: “Lagging SugarHouse slots revenue casts doubt on need for second Philly casino”
- 60 Minutes on CBS, January 2011: “The Big Gamble”
- Sunshine State News, January 2011: “Critics Wager Against Florida Casino Expansion”
- The Toledo Blade (OH), December 2010: “Gambling ‘cafes’ in area drawing legality concerns”
- Fox News (IL), November 2010: “Mayors of Cities Targeted for Casinos Run Hot, Cold, or Lukewarm on Proposal”
- The Southtown Star (IL), November 2010: “Illinois horse tracks hope to hit on slots”
- The Chicago Daily Herald, October 2010: “Are Slots at Arlington Park on the Horizon?”
- The Los Angeles Times, August 2010: “Horse-racing bill would let Californians gamble against a horse”
- The New York Times, July 2010: Executive Director Les Bernal published an op-ed about internet gambling that appeared in the online Room for Debate section.
- The Economist, July 2010: Executive Director Les Bernal was a featured presenter in an online gambling debate hosted by The Economist. Read the debate here: Opening statement ; Rebuttal; Closing statement
- The Economist, July 2010: “Cutting off the arms: Slot machines are becoming mobile”
- The Boston Globe, June 2010: “Downside of gambling raises worry; Opponents voice concerns over toll”
- The Boston Globe, June 2010: “Harmful business model”
- The Boston Globe, April 2010: Executive Director Les Bernal published an op-ed titled “Loser-friendly casinos”
- USA Today, February 2010: “Powerball, Mega Millions share turf”
- The Tulsa World (OK), January 2010: “The odds of addiction grow: With more casinos comes an increase in problem gamblers”
- The Capital News (MD), January 2010: “Powerball arrives in Maryland amid hard times”
- The MetroWest Daily News (MA), July 2009: “The Lottery Class is no match for The Patriot Way”