National Victim Advocates are ordinary citizens who have been harmed by commercialized gambling, whether it be regional casinos, online gambling, commercialized sports betting, or state lotteries. Their life stories and lived experience provide them a powerful moral authority to speak out.
Predatory gambling is America’s most-neglected major problem. There is an urgent need for Victim Advocates to come forward to publicly demand no more taxation by exploitation and call for immediate and sweeping gambling reform.
Victim Advocates also give a powerful and compelling voice to all of those who have been severely harmed by the greed of gambling operators and considered expendable by their own state government officials.
Where we see the pain and agony of citizens who have been turned into addicted gamblers, and the immense suffering it causes loved ones and friends, many state officials merely see these individuals as nothing more than a “profit center” for “tax revenues.”
The powerful stories of our Victim Advocates help to persuade many people to take meaningful action for change.
— Interviewing with media
— Appearing before college and high school audiences
— Communicating through social media
— Testifying before legislative and other governmental bodies
— Speaking at local civic and faith group meetings
— Helping to recruit and mentor other citizens who have been harmed by this policy to go out and speak on behalf of this cause.
To become a Victim Advocate in your region, please call or email us at mail@stoppredatorygambling.org.
